On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 18:48 +0000, Gary Stainburn wrote: > On Monday 31 October 2005 1:40 pm, Tim wrote: > > On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 12:00 +0000, Gary Stainburn wrote: > > > I've replaced the memory because it looked like a mem fault > > > > If you believe that to be the case, run memtest86 (installable from > > extras). It'll pick up memory and related problems (e.g. motherboard > > might have other issues). > > I've run memtest a number of times now. I've got 2 slots and 5 memory > sticks. I've tried all sorts of variants with different sticks in > different slots, having a stick in just slot 1, having a stick in just > slot 2, having both slots full etc. > > Every time I run memtest86+ I get errors on test 5. The location and > number of the errors change as I change configs, but I never get a > clean test. I also never get errors on any othe other tests, just test > 5. > > What's the chance that the problem's something other than memory. > Memory problems can be memory dimm, memory controller, or power. Since you have repeatedly tried different dimms, with changing location results on test 5, I would assume this is likely a power supply problem. The other choice is the motherboard. Try one at a time and you will eventually find the culprit. > Any ideas what I can try next? > -- > Gary Stainburn > > This email does not contain private or confidential material as it > may be snooped on by interested government parties for unknown > and undisclosed purposes - Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, 2000 >
