[olug] Computer Woes....

[John Moran]

Dan - good point.  Many times in the past when I've seen something
like this, just removing and reseating the RAM will fix it.

On 12/14/05, Daniel Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:
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> On Wed, December 14, 2005 16:06, Joe Gulizia wrote:
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> > I think the problem is narrowed down to RAM or
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> > CPU/Motherboard issues.
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> > On startup machine only recognizes 512 Meg out of 1.25
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> > Gig of RAM....
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> Definately a sign of bad things. :)
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> > It was suggested that I try "MemTest"?  I couldn't
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> > find that exactly to tell me if I'm running a correct
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> > memory test either.
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> If you have most any of the bootable LiveCD's (Knoppix, Ubuntu, or
> Ultimate BootCD), you normally just boot from it and type
> "memtest" at the CDs boot prompt. Don't let it go all the
> way into Linux -- MemTest runs all by itself. I know that
> "MemTest+" will automatically start checking RAM when it boots
> up -- when it does find a memory failure it notes the specific information
> about in the lower half of the screen.
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> When I've had RAM problems, I usually take out all but one stick and run
> MemTest on it for a couple passes.
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> You'll also want to check your Motherboard manual -- some require that
> slots be filled in a specific order. And some motherboards are just
> picky about the sticks they use. In your case, where the MB won't
> see a big chunk of it, I would suspect that one or more of the sticks
> might not be compatible with your board, or loose in the slot.
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> Dan
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