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Conference mvblab::alphaserver_4100

Title:AlphaServer 4100
Moderator:MOVMON::DAVISS
Created:Tue Apr 16 1996
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:648
Total number of notes:3158

503.0. "MEMORY_TEST only supported on Windows NT platforms" by HARMNY::CUMMINS () Wed Feb 19 1997 13:12

    A recurring problem in the field seems to be that customers have
    MEMORY_TEST set to something other than FULL.
    
    PLEASE NOTE!!!!!
    
      Digital UNIX has claimed support in the past, but there are issues.
      Namely, UNIX will/can panic during booting on certain configurations
      when MEMORY_TEST is set PARTIAL or NONE. The VMUNIX team is still
      investigating what the problem is.
    
      OpenVMS does not support MEMORY_TEST set to anything other than FULL.
    
      Windows NT supports partial memory testing.
    
    In the case of NT, memory untested by power-up XSROM code is not tested
    elsewhere either. Once UNIX officially claims support for MEMORY_TEST
    less than FULL, it will test untested pages. The OpenVMS group is
    working on adding support for partially-tested memory in a future VMS
    release. Not sure which one..
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