From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 27 18:15:53 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 832D116A420 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:15:53 +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 C43B843D6D for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:15:52 +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 E6D8629CB0 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:15:48 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <43DA6384.201@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:16:36 -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> <43DA5D8E.4020401@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> In-Reply-To: <43DA5D8E.4020401@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> 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 18:15:53 -0000 I switched the DIMMs from dual-channel to single-channel and so far (up to test 4) I get no errors. Go figure. Philip Juels wrote: > 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" >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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"