Subj : Re: What's wrong with my comp?
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Sybren Stuvel
Date : Tue Aug 31 2004 06:59 pm

Pandora Xero enlightened us with:
> 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).

Ok, that's good.

> when testing either of my 512s memtest will crash after less than 40
> minutes, and does not give me a memory address

It does indicate which address it's scanning.

> Since Memtest just hangs like that, does that mean i should scrap
> the 2 512s and get new ones, from a more trusted manufacturer?

You could borrow some memory from a friend and see if that fixes
things.

Sybren
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The problem with the world is stupidity. Not saying there should be a
capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the
safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?

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