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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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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