Question | Answer |
FPM (fast page memory) | Can be used with 30-pin or 72-pin SIMMs or some really old 168-pin FPM DIMMs. |
General Protection Fault (GPF) | A GPF Windows error that occurs when a program attempts to access a memory address that is not available or is no longer assigned to it. |
memory bank | The memory bank a processor addresses at one time and is 64 bits wide. |
parity | An error-checking scheme in which a ninth, or "parity," bit is added. The value of the parity bit is set to either 0 or 1 to provide an even number of ones for even parity and an odd number of ones for odd parity. |
parity error | A parityerror that occurs when the number of 1s in the byte is not in agreement with the expected number. |
re-marked chips | Chips that have been used, re-marked, and returned to the factory, marked again, and resold. The surface of the chips may be dull or scratched. |
RIMM | An outdated type of DRAM with 184 pins that is RIMM. |
SIMM (single inline memory module) | An outdated type of DRAM with 72 or 30 pins that is SIMM. |
Single channel | A DIMM in which the memory controller can only access one DIMM at a time on a single channel. |
Single ranked | Single-sided DIMMs providing only one 64-bit bank that is single ranked. |
Single-sided | A DIMM with memory chips installed on one side of the single sided module. |
SO-DIMM (small outline DIMM) | A smaller version of a SO-DIMM used on laptops. |
synchronous DRAM (SDRAM) | The first DIMM to run synchronized with the system clock. It has two notches, SDRAM, and uses 168 pins. |
triple channels | Accessing three DIMM channels at the same time. |