Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 12:38:27 -0400 From: "Tamouh H." <hakmi@rogers.com> To: "'Dino Vliet'" <dino_vliet@yahoo.com>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: RAM problems Message-ID: <20061001163820.ECEBA43D68@mx1.FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20061001160039.31812.qmail@web51110.mail.yahoo.com>
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>=20 > Dear bsd people, >=20 > I have this amd64 system running freebsd 6.1 with 1 GB of RAM=20 > and everything worked very well. Then I've added some more=20 > ram, 2 gb extra, to be precise and aft first it seemd=20 > everything worked fine. I could load larger files and my java=20 > apps didn't give me out-of -memory problems anymore. >=20 > But everytime I want to upgrade my ports or compile a new=20 > kernel, the machine would freeze and the only way to go was=20 > to use the reset button. I don't like the look of that. >=20 > Has anyone had similar experiences? I've had two 512MB=20 > corsair memory banks, and added two 1GB banks (oem). >=20 > I find it really strange that I can use the bigger RAM but=20 > compiling gives problems. Could it also be that the banks=20 > could be attached better in my motherboard? >=20 > What should I do now? Continue using it, without=20 > portupgrading or compiling a new kernel or ask a new pair of=20 > banks at the store? >=20 > Thanks Mixing memory brands/specs is a BAD idea. As previous suggested , do = MEMTEST86 on the new RAM by itself to spot any issues. But it could also = be a conflict if using two different versions of RAM. Tamouh
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