Parity & Non-Parity Memory

[Guest_imported]

Can someone explain Parity & Non-Parity. My motherboard can support up to 8 SIMM's for a max of 512MB, and I want to buy 8 chips (64 x 8 = 512MB) from some company. Heres the info:

PRICE FOR ONLINE ORDERS -64MB 16X4 EDO 60NS 4K REFRESH 8CHIPS NON PARITY 60ns SILVER LEADS - LIFETIME WARRANTY - 72PIN 8CHIP MUST INSTALL IN PAIRS - MUST ORDER 2 PCS.Will only work with Intel MMX cpu, Intel TX chipset or newer

64MB single-piece SIMM EDO RAM computer system memory, 60NS, 72pin. Name-brand chipset only. Life-time warranty.

EDO memory modules are designed mainly for Pentium and Pentium MMX systems. 72-pin memory modules are 32-bit technology and require pairs to work in a 64-bit Pentium system. Matching chipset brands are recommended.

**What type should I get? Does it matter if they're pairs or not since I'm going to put all the SIMM's to max it out.

Please Help

Gary

 

[ngagne]

What do you have for a processor? Try to buy the largest stick possible per slot - you'll have to check the documentation for your MB. It's cheaper this way.

Remember, if you are running W9x, it only can use a max of 320MB RAM. Nate Gagne
ngagne@numa-inc.com

 

[ceh4702]

Most Personal PC's can use Non-Parity memory. Parity is a form of error control used by memory. Usually all the stored memory has to either be multiples of 0 or 1. Most parity memory has some form of ECC (Error control).

Some personal PC's can use parity memory, but it is more expensive.

You should stick to just one kind of memory and not mix it up. Whatever memory you add to your computer, it will probably run at the speed of the slowest memory it has. I usually use Micron memory from "

http://www.crucial.com".

They have good quality memory and often free shipping. They have a nice memory selector thing at their site that figures out the right memory to buy by Brand/model or by Motherboard model instead of guessing.

If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.