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Memory parity error---System halted

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Name: Clod
Date: March 7, 2001 at 07:57:37 Pacific
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Due to a virus I had to format my hard drive and repartition it. I messed up. I dont know what resources to allocate to what in FDISK Its a 486 DX2 66 w 32 mb of ram and WIN 95

Most local programs run fine and IE 3.0 will work until i get too many windows open and when i use IE 5.5 it will load up but as soon as i click on the first link it freezes dead most times and at others it gives me the memory parity error.

I need to know what % of my drive i should use for primary, secondary, logical DOS and where the partition is set.
If it sounds like I don't know what I am talking about it's because I don't.

Don't laugh...PLEASE HELP
Clod



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Name: DR
Date: March 7, 2001 at 09:11:53 Pacific
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Clod,


A lot of partitioning is just personal opinion.

If I have a small hard drive-say 420 MB, using Win 95, I like to Partition most of it as the Primary DOS partition and just save maybe a 40 MB partition where I stick drivers and software for sound cards, video cards etc.-just stuff that Won't get lost if the computer crashes and you have to repartion the C: drive.

If I have a computer with over 4 to 5 Gigs I would make the second partition at least 1 Gig and store programs for future use there.

Somebody else will look at what I have done as far as partitioning and then try to tell me the RIGHT way to do it.

Cliff Claven is in every office and factory of the world.

As to the Memory parity error; sounds more like a hardware problem there-although not all Microsoft Error messages are accurate.

This Error could mean that you have a problem with your RAM or cache RAM chips.

Try going into the BIOS and disabling the L2 cache if this is a feature in your setup screen.

Then start your computer and run it for a while and see if the error goes a way,.
You should also try reseating your RAM chips for the heck of it.

I would get rid of IE 5 . If version 3 is working for you

I have had problems with IE 5+ on several computers. I would say that you should uninstall 5 and stick with IE 3.0 if its working.

You also say that you had a virus-do you have an up to date anti-virus program? Fdisk won't get rid of viruses.



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