Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:11:48 +0100 From: _ <pancakeking79@gmail.com> To: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Probable Hardware Failure Message-ID: <CAKnE0ZuUkBvt29zL%2BYRhbpLkqDPU6u-VkT0odg-G=qd0oCB4Ww@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <C5188F60-2B7B-4AA7-8270-A2153925AD2B@lafn.org> References: <C5188F60-2B7B-4AA7-8270-A2153925AD2B@lafn.org>
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Memory is a rather broad term. If by memory you mean RAM, you could replace your current RAM with another chip, supposing you have one around. An interesting read on "Double Fault" is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_fault According to it, that would rather point to a software than a hardware related problem. On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 1:12 AM, Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org> wrote: > I have a pretty old desktop that has been around quite awhile. It has > started periodic crashes. No log messages. However, the core status files > all show "double fault". I am confident this is a hardware issue, but is > there any easy way to determine if its power or memory related? Those are > the primary candidates although memory is also possible. We really need to > replace the entire unit, but that might be a bit more salable if I can > present convincing evidence of the cause of the problem. > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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