jonesbjo wrote:
- I have a Dimension XPS T550 and often get a "memory
- parity error" upon booting. An explanation would be
- much appreciated...and a way to correct it.
- Thanks...:-)
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-

Hi,

It may be that you have a bad RAM chip or one of the chips has become loose somehow. Remove and then replace the RAM chips.
If you still get the errors, use the dell diagnostics disk and do a full test of your RAM.

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Guess I need to learn my way around the inside of a PC. Muchas gracias para sus ayuda! :-)

A very good book for learning how to fix/understand a computer is Scott Mueller's book 'Upgrading and Repairing PCs'. It is 1,500 pages long though.

Wow, thanks so much! :-) How long does this kind of book remain relevant/viable?

well, the 12th edition was first published sept. 2000, if that's any help. It still has a lot of valid info.

P.S. the part on memory errors starts on p.477 and runs to 485 (in edition 12)

Thanks again. You seem to be very knowledgeable...

I have another question, When I boot my pc i get the message that the file c:\win\system\vmm\enable.vxd is missing...or the program it was associated with has been removed. Any suggestions?

that is some sort of Windows device driver. I don't know what it is for, and would need to know what version of windows you are running to figure it out. you might want to check the link below to see if it clears anything up:

http://www.driverforum.com/scanner3/3797.html

just copy-and-paste it into your address box in the web browser and hit enter.

Oh, and by the way, there is now a 13th edition of that book out. this is the web address for the author's page:

www.upgradingandrepairingpcs.com



Message Edited on 05/16/02 06:48PM by CompHobbyist

You're the best. Thanks...

Hey, good news...your suggestion worked...the error message went away. Would you mind my asking another question?

sure. By the way, how I found that last answer was by using google. all you do is go to www.google.com, then type in the name of the file and hit enter. then you surf through pages of articles and posts that might mean something and pick the one you want.