Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 09:30:08 -0800 From: Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RAM check - Followup question Message-ID: <43DA58A0.9010606@u.washington.edu> In-Reply-To: <6dd99a3f0601270851p249eb9d6lf3f6db991aeb9366@mail.gmail.com> References: <43D8EF99.6020309@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> <cce506b0601260805y134d57c1h46a16ec98ddb7915@mail.gmail.com> <43D96B68.5080907@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> <43DA475A.5050606@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> <6dd99a3f0601270851p249eb9d6lf3f6db991aeb9366@mail.gmail.com>
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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 <pjuels@rics.bwh.harvard.edu> 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 >>>> >>>> Check the capacitors on the motherboard. If they are swelled up on the top (ie tops not flat), the motherboard should be replaced. Dell had a host of issues with a series of motherboards pre-installed in systems from a certain period of time (I think 3 years ago) on Optiplex systems. We've had to replace 10-25 or so systems because of this issue that I know of. Also, the issue could be because of a dead RAM slot. Try inserting the stick in another slot to see if the issue goes away. -Garrett
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