[comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware] Compaq parity failure

rl@cbnewsl.att.com (roger.h.levy) (02/22/91)

I just received a panic call from a journalist friend who described
something like the following message when booting his old Compaq
portable:

	3020 201
	PARITY CHECK 1

Does anyone know whether this sectionalizes the problem to a particular
memory chip?  My friend reports only the letters "A2" when I inquired
about the model number.  I'd like to be able to send this starving
fellow a chip and some instructions so he can avoid professional repair
costs.  Can someone specify the chip and location?

Roger Levy
rl@groucho.att.com