On 07/05/2010 09:04 PM, JD wrote: > On 07/05/2010 08:23 PM, Kam Leo wrote: >> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 8:08 PM, JD<jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On 07/05/2010 07:28 PM, awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >>>> ---- JD<jd1008@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> On 07/05/2010 06:44 PM, awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >>>>>> ---- Rick Sewill<rsewill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>> On 07/05/2010 06:15 PM, awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >>>>>>>> ---- Geoffrey Leach<geoff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 07/05/2010 03:28:20 PM, awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >>>>>>>>>> ---- Geoffrey Leach<geoff@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On 07/05/2010 01:27:01 PM, awrobinson-ml@xxxxxxxxx wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> I am trying to install Fedora on a PC I built. I had >>>>>>>>>>>> Windows XP >>>>>>>>>>>> running on it for more than a year without any apparent >>>>>>>>>>>> problems. >>>>>>>>> <snip> >>>>>>>>>> Hardware: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Motherboard: BIOSTAR TFORCE TF520-A2 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 520 >>>>>>>>>> MCP ATX >>>>>>>>>> AMD >>>>>>>>>> Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Brisbane 2.2GHz Socket AM2 65W >>>>>>>>>> Dual-Core Processor >>>>>>>>>> Video Card: MSI NX8400GS-TD256E GeForce 8400 GS 256MB 64-bit >>>>>>>>>> GDDR2 >>>>>>>>>> PCI >>>>>>>>>> Express >>>>>>>>>> Memory: A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 >>>>>>>>>> 6400) >>>>>>>>>> Dual Channel >>>>>>>>>> Memory: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 >>>>>>>>>> 6400) >>>>>>>>>> Dual Channel >>>>>>>>>> (6 GB total) >>>>>>>>>> Hard drive: SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD103SI 1TB 5400 RPM SATA >>>>>>>>>> 3.0Gb/s >>>>>>>>>> 3.5" >>>>>>>>> <snip> >>>>> Have you booted it into single user mode? >>>>> >>>> I have not. At least, I haven't since I was trouble shooting issues >>>> with disk drives that are no longer in the system. What would I do >>>> in single user mode to trouble shoot the current problem? >>>> >>>> >>> See if it will freeze!! >> If problems still persist other things to check: >> >> 1. Revert to default BIOS settings >> 2. Dusted off your computer >> 3. Re-seat all connections >> 4. Verify all fans are in working order >> 5. Run with external peripherals, e.g. USB drives. disconnected > You might also try these HW test programs: > http://www.testmyhardware.com/ > > Unfortunately, it is for windows. It is not clear to me how > any exhaustive hardware test can be conducted while windows is booted. > > You can also try to download and build inquisitor from source: > ftp://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/Sisyphus/files/SRPMS/inquisitor-standalone-3.1-alt0.svn1418.src.rpm > > > Unfortunately, the fedora distro does no provide this very important > tool. > You might try to download the CD image directly. It is a live debian CD with inquisitor built-in. http://www.inquisitor.ru/download.html Good luck. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines