First post, by Intel486dx33
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What type of ram to use in a 486 computer ?
Parity or Non-parity ?
Reply 1 of 4, by ifrit05
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No pro's to using parity ram if not running in a mission critical system, I'd go with non-parity, but get whatever is cheapest.
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Reply 2 of 4, by Grzyb
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Use what was the most common...
30-pin SIMMs - with parity
72-pin SIMMs - without parity
Though they may be some machines (Compaq comes to mind) with 72-pin sockets which require parity.
Reply 3 of 4, by appiah4
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Use FPM instead of EDO unless you are sure the board supports it, otherwise parity makes absolutely no difference in 99.9% of cases.
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Reply 4 of 4, by mdog69
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appiah4 wrote on 2020-01-02, 06:57:Use FPM instead of EDO unless you are sure the board supports it, otherwise parity makes absolutely no difference in 99.9% of cases.
Unless your 486 motherboard only supports parity RAM.
(Dell 425/P 4 72pin slots, treats 8Mb parity as 4Mb, so I've got a 16Mb PC, instead of the 64Mb one I'd have if it took non-parity devices...)