> I ran memtest86 from the first CD, as recommended, > but it only got 50% of the way through > (during test 4 or 5, I think) If memtest86 is crashing then you almost certainly have a hardware problem. It might not be the ram but memtest86 generates continual memory accessess so also generates lots of heat. memtest86 is a very reliable diagonostic of problem boxes.
