Subj : Re: What's wrong with my comp?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Pandora Xero
Date : Tue Aug 31 2004 07:17 am


Sybren Stuvel wrote:
> Sounds like hardware failure. I assume that with 'memtest' you mean
> memtest86. Did it find any memory failures? Does it crash when
> scanning the same address, or is it random?

Memtest86 seems to crash at random. I tried each stick individually, my
2 512s and my 128. with just the 128 (which I've had since the initial
build) memtest does not crash, and completes every test perfectly (I
guess the best memory is that which you pay a premium for). when
testing either of my 512s memtest will crash after less than 40
minutes, and does not give me a memory address, just hangs doing
nothing, even after a whole hour. fortunately, i have an older, more
stable, time-tested, working machine to post from. Since Memtest just
hangs like that, does that mean i should scrap the 2 512s and get new
ones, from a more trusted manufacturer? If so, could you name a few
manufacturers to look at?

help still much appreciated
--Pandora Xero

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