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4040 201, is the error code it give me when i put in my ast sixpack plus, i know 201 is a memory parity error, but the 4040? is that the chip location ON the sixpack card?
4040 201, is the error code it give me when i put in my ast sixpack plus, i know 201 is a memory parity error, but the 4040? is that the chip location ON the sixpack card?
ASSUMPTION: You have the 64/256K version of the 5150 motherboard, and it's RAM sockets are fully populated.Scratch that, i THOUGHT i had a solution found
It's giving me a code of Party Check 2 now
The '4040' in '4040 201' indicates: Bit 2 failure in the 64K block of RAM starting at 256K.
Doh! The batteries in my calculator need replacing again.Bit 2? How does that work? I would have thought it to be bit 6.
Note for readers that whether this method works or not depends on the type of failure of the RAM chip. It's been discussed in earlier threads. Certainly worth a try though.To check if it's right, just place a working chip on top of the failing module. If the error disappears, then you know that exact chip is the problem, and you can entirely replace it with the working chip.