On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 03:38:10PM +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote: > compdoc wrote: > > >> Can memtest86 actually throw up errors on good modules? > > > > > > I run memtest86+ on every computer I service. Memory errors are rare, but > > they do happen and the computer tends to crash, etc. when they are > > happening. > > > > If memtest was finding errors on good modules, which are installed in > > computers that don't have crashing problems, I think I would be seeing > > that. > > OK, thanks. > That is indeed exactly what I would have expected. > > I've only run this machine for a couple of hours > since sorting out the problem, but it seems to be running OK. > > Also, Fedora-14/KDE Live CD seemed to run fine, as did Knoppix-6. > > Could this happen if there was faulty memory? Sure! It all depends on the nature of the error, and where in the address range the error falls. Memtest86 is a lot more thorough than the builtin diagnostics in most machines. I'd tend to trust it if it said there are flaws. > > I was wondering if memtest86+ could run at a faster speed than desired, > or something like that? > > However, I'm following your experienced advice, > and ordering a new memory module. > > -- > Timothy Murphy > e-mail: gayleard /at/ eircom.net > tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 > s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland > > -- > 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 -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community. --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 ----------------------------- The Boulder Pledge ----------------------------- -- 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
