From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 27 17:47:41 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D2C316A5A7 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:47:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout5.cac.washington.edu (mxout5.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.135]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5DB5744717 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:30:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.33.9]) by mxout5.cac.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+UW05.09) with ESMTP id k0RHU8bG012589 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:30:08 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from [128.208.4.96] (dzihan.cs.washington.edu [128.208.4.96]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+UW05.09) with ESMTP id k0RHU8mk002719 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:30:08 -0800 Message-ID: <43DA58A0.9010606@u.washington.edu> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:30:08 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6-1.1.1.1vy+fc4a (X11/20050728) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <43D8EF99.6020309@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> <43D96B68.5080907@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> <43DA475A.5050606@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> <6dd99a3f0601270851p249eb9d6lf3f6db991aeb9366@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6dd99a3f0601270851p249eb9d6lf3f6db991aeb9366@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Subject: Re: RAM check - Followup question X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:47:42 -0000 Billy Tallis wrote: >It might be as simple as the bios settings. Which memtest tests gave errors? >Assuming that you have not upgraded the ram or anything like that, it >is probably the chipset. What type of chipset do you have? > >On 1/27/06, Philip Juels wrote: > > >>Curious...the system is a Dell Optiplex GX270...RAM system is PC3200 >>2x512MB DIMMs in a the dual-channel arrangment. If I run memtest >>against this setup, I get numerous errors. However, if run memtest with >>only one DIMM installed (either one), I get no reported errors. Would >>this still be an issue with the DIMMs or something wrong with the mobo? >> >>PJ >> >>PS...pardon me for asking a hardware question on a FreeBSD list :-) >> >>Philip Juels wrote: >> >> >> >>>Thanks...I downloaded the iso and memtest confirmed that the system >>>has memory problems. >>> >>>PJ >>> >>>Noel Jones wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>On 1/26/06, Philip Juels wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>I'm running into random seg faults during KDE and Gnome compilation, >>>>>and >>>>>I and others on the list suspect faulty RAM. Are there any utils out >>>>>there that can test/diagnose RAM (aside from the laughable BIOS POST). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>http://www.memtest86.com/ >>>>http://www.memtest.org/ >>>> >>>>-- >>>>Noel Jones >>>> >>>> Check the capacitors on the motherboard. If they are swelled up on the top (ie tops not flat), the motherboard should be replaced. Dell had a host of issues with a series of motherboards pre-installed in systems from a certain period of time (I think 3 years ago) on Optiplex systems. We've had to replace 10-25 or so systems because of this issue that I know of. Also, the issue could be because of a dead RAM slot. Try inserting the stick in another slot to see if the issue goes away. -Garrett