On Thu, 2006-01-05 at 21:21 -0500, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Gregory P. Ennis writes: > > > List, > > > > I installed an FC4 desktop system on a 500 mh hp pavillion without much > > difficulty. After the updates were done and I started tweaking some > > user stuff I started having failures with some error reporting on the > > terminal screen as the system craters. > > > > If any of you can help me decide to use this PC as a small boat anchor > > or to replace the CPU etc I would appreciate your help. > > > > The errors are as follows: > > > > CPU 0: Machine Check Exception 0000000000000004 > > Bank 4: b200000000040151 > > [<c011a858>] panic+0x45/0x1b4 > > [<c011b1ea>] printk+0x1b/ox1f > > [<c010b223>] intel_p6_mccheck_init+0x0/0xc5 > > [<c010b06c>] intel_machine_check+0x0/0x1b7 > > [<c01030cb>] error_code+0x4f/0x54 > > Boat anchor, but you can try replacing the RAM. No promises. > > Sam, Thanks for your reply. I tested memory with memtest86 for over 24 hours with no failures. Maybe it is time to go fishing :) Greg