-=> JIM HOLSONBACK wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-
 
 WC> I've found MSD.EXE to be highly flawed and only can
 WC> be replied on to report how the configured system
 WC> is configured if it's configured correctly in the first
 WC> place.

 JH> Newer version, as on your Win95 CDROM, may be more reliable or
 JH> accurate than older version(s).  In any event, it should report
 JH> correctly on the COMport UART compatibility.

 Yes that bit has always worked correctly, it's other bits
 that have failed in that particular diagnostic.
 I'll soon find out about the OEM Win 95 release on this machine
 as it appears it'll install on this one, NEC - Pentium 1.
 
 WC> However as my system _is_ correctly configured MSD
 WC> reports just fine.

 JH> Hmm. I can't recall that I've ever seen any EDO sticks with parity
 JH> chips.  In any event,  just count the memory chips on the SIMM, and if
 JH> 8 or 16 it is non parity, and if 9 or 18 it is parity.

 No experience, just some dealers on Ebay are advertising some as
 non-parity implying to me there must be a parity version,
 perhaps not. Forgot about counting the chips, that'll work.

 JH> For speed,  that can usually be determined by taking a look at the
 JH> numbers on a typical chip,  
 
That's not so easy, magnifyingf glasses, good light and 
and additional magnifier were required to post thse numbers.
A 0 looks surprisingly like a O and a 5 and S to these old
eyes.

 JH> generally on the right hand end of a line -
 JH> -  you should see a number like  -60, -70, -6 or -7.  But even if the
 JH> ones you have now now are 70,  I'd recommend you only consider buying
 JH> 60's, as less likely to need adding a wait state for system stability.

Will do and thanks much.
Hey guess what, I benefit from technically inept people
yet once again! Donated to me today was a 433 MHz Celeron
with 96 Meg. of RAM the owner and several supposedly technically
profficient people had examined and gave up on.
A new system was acquired and I got this H.P. Pavilion.
Not up on the net with it yet but have reinstalled Windows 98
and all bundled software which is more than anyone else has 
been able to do.
Now I have to seek out a dialer or configuration file as all
there is is some really retarded automated system for setting
up to your ISP which I've no clue about.
Oh yeah, 56K soft modem, sound and a card suitable for hooking up 
DSL came with the package!!!
I still want that RAM for the Pentium 1 but have yet another 
project machine. Now I have to figure out how to delete 
a whole slew of bloat that is on the install disk that came with
the computer. Believe it or not all setup disks, software keys
and manuals accompanied the system which was laid at my doorstep
partially disassembled .
 
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