From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 27 17:50:27 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 7286716A420 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:50:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pjuels@rics.bwh.harvard.edu) Received: from helios.mgh.harvard.edu (helios.mgh.harvard.edu [132.183.242.69]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0934743D49 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:50:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pjuels@rics.bwh.harvard.edu) Received: from [132.183.243.81] (ares.mgh.harvard.edu [132.183.243.81]) by helios.mgh.harvard.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A53B29C8E for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:50:23 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <43DA5D8E.4020401@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:51:10 -0500 From: Philip Juels User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (X11/20050716) 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 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 17:50:27 -0000 As of now, memtests 2,3, and 4 fail (waiting for the rest). The following bits are listed as "Err-Bits" (00001000,00008000,00002000). The chipset is Intel i848/i865. I may install the DIMMs into another machine and memtest them there. 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 >>>>_______________________________________________ >>>>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" >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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" >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>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" >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >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" > >