This page is dedicated to collecting error reports, resources, and individual solutions for the blue screen "NMI: Parity Check/Memory Parity Error" messages many Windows users are experiencing.

The image below, courtesy of Shaun J., shows what the error looks like:

Back in February of 2002, after I had struggled with this error completely shutting down my Windows XP system numerous times, I wrote an article about it and posted it in my blog.

The response from people with the same exact problem (and no solution in sight) was considerable. Since then, there has been a steady stream of emails trickling in, all citing the problem that there is little to no useful information to be found on the Web about the error - despite its dramatic impact on the usability of one's computer system.

I've posted a few updates since (here and here) and even enlisted my old friend (and now Microsoft Evangelist) Robert Scoble in the quest to squeeze usable information from Microsoft. As of this writing, September 24, 2003, there has been a response from a Microsoft engineer, just not what I had hoped for. And so the quest continues.

Below is a collection of links to online resources, error reports, and suggested solutions (some of them even proven). Readers wanting to contribute their experiences for the greater good, please send email to me, and I will add their reports to this site.

Error Reports

Possible Solutions

DLink-related Error Reports and Solutions

Resources