Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:21:21 -0500 From: Philip Juels <pjuels@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RAM check - Followup question Message-ID: <43DE12D1.6010004@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.A41.4.64.0601271344510.96292@dante73.u.washington.edu> References: <43D8EF99.6020309@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> <cce506b0601260805y134d57c1h46a16ec98ddb7915@mail.gmail.com> <43D96B68.5080907@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> <43DA475A.5050606@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> <Pine.A41.4.64.0601271344510.96292@dante73.u.washington.edu>
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There doesn't appear to be any bulging caps. In fact, I tested the DIMMs on a different PC and memtest confirmed their faultiness. Garrett Cooper wrote: > 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 <pjuels@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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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