On Fri, Jun 05, 2009 at 12:48:30AM -0400, Dave Witbrodt wrote: > gcr...@vcn.bc.ca wrote: >> Thing is, I ran memtest86+ last night but it the computer froze midway >> through test #3 of the first pass. I assumed it was because I was running >> a 32 bit version of memtest on a 64 bit architecture, but lacking anything >> better to try, I ran it again. Sure enough, there was a bad stick. It was >> a bit surprising since the memory recently tested fine in another machine. >> >> Anyway, prob solved. Thanks for your suggestions. > > Not to be disagreeable, but I had a bad experience with memtest86+ when > I added a second 2x2GB set to my first 2x2GB set. The memtest86+ would > fail with all 8GB inserted, but would pass with either 4GB set inserted. > > I tried an alternative, memtester, and it ran through all of the 8GB it > could access just fine. I've been running 8GB on this desktop for over > a year with not problems at all, so it was just a bug in memtest86+ ... > no doubt related to some hardware incompatibility with my particular > parts. > > The experience you are describing sounds quite similar, so I hope your > conclusion that you had bad memory was correct! >
Hmm, I doubt my problem is the same. It was only a 256MB stick and I tested it by itself after the first round of errors to make sure I had the right DIMM. But, I think I will hang on to it and test it in another machine. Thanks for the heads-up. gc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
