Chris Torske wrote: > Anyways; if I this memtest86 is completely accurate, then I may have a > chip that is starting to go bad. I should probably just find which it > is and replace, but I am not because of lack of money. Already had one > stick go bad, and haven't replaced that either. Have you considered using the Linux BadRAM patch? http://rick.vanrein.org/linux/badram/ This will only work if you're only using Linux on the machine. But it will stop your dodgy memory from trashing your filesystem. James. -- E-mail address: james@ | Whenever [Richard I] returned to England he always westexe.demon.co.uk | set out again immediately for the Mediterranean and | was therefore known as Richard Gare de Lyon. | -- '1066 and All That'