From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 27 21:47:13 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 D402516A420 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:47:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout3.cac.washington.edu (mxout3.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.166]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9E76643D69 for ; Fri, 27 Jan 2006 21:47:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout3.cac.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+UW05.09) with ESMTP id k0RLl4NZ029648 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:47:04 -0800 X-Auth-Received: from dante73.u.washington.edu (dante73.u.washington.edu [140.142.14.73]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.5+UW05.10/8.13.5+UW05.09) with ESMTP id k0RLku9p029729 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:47:04 -0800 Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 13:46:56 -0800 (PST) From: Garrett Cooper To: Philip Juels In-Reply-To: <43DA475A.5050606@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> Message-ID: References: <43D8EF99.6020309@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> <43D96B68.5080907@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> <43DA475A.5050606@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CT 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0' Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 21:47:13 -0000 On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, 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 I'm not sure if my last reply made it onto the list, but consider checking the motherboard to see if any capacitors are bulging (ie tops aren't flat, see this article: http://forums.us.dell.com/supportforums/board/message?board.id=oplex_other&message.id=16841), or see if putting the RAM into a different slot doesn't cure the issue. -Garrett