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diff --git a/en/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml b/en/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml index 0a7254a9b..edb8f69d3 100644 --- a/en/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml +++ b/en/hardware/supported-peripherals.xml @@ -153,37 +153,4 @@ sort of hardware until it is listed as working in the </para> </sect2> - - - <sect2 id="Parity-RAM"> - <title>Fake or <quote>Virtual</quote> Parity RAM</title> -<para> - -If you ask for Parity RAM in a computer store, you'll probably get -<emphasis>virtual parity</emphasis> memory modules instead of -<emphasis>true parity</emphasis> ones. Virtual parity SIMMs can often -(but not always) be distinguished because they only have one more chip -than an equivalent non-parity SIMM, and that one extra chip is smaller -than all the others. Virtual-parity SIMMs work exactly like non-parity -memory. They can't tell you when you have a single-bit RAM error the -way true-parity SIMMs do in a motherboard that implements -parity. Don't ever pay more for a virtual-parity SIMM than a -non-parity one. Do expect to pay a little more for true-parity SIMMs, -because you are actually buying one extra bit of memory for every 8 -bits. - -</para><para> - -If you want complete information on &arch-title; RAM issues, and what -is the best RAM to buy, see the -<ulink url="&url-pc-hw-faq;">PC Hardware FAQ</ulink>. - -</para><para arch="alpha"> - -Most, if not all, Alpha systems require true-parity RAM. - -</para> - - </sect2> - </sect1> |