On 19:11 Sat 15 Feb , Ernie Schroder wrote: > Memtest has found errors in test 6 on my 512 stick of pc133. I wasn't > having any problems but thought I'd run the test from an iso image just > for kicks. So I finish the test,(took about an hour for the default > tests) and I rebooted then did "startx". The nVidia splash screen > stayed up for about one minute, then KDE started. This took somewhat > longer than normal but I had no mouse. I exited X and looked at my > XF86Config... No changes. I tried to reboot with the same results as > before. Then, I shut it down and let it sit for 15 minutes. I fired it > up and started X and all was back to normal. > What happened? Do you suppose that the memory or processor got too hot? > I have no means of checking temps in bios. (no emerges or config > changes since last reboot) I think its a heat issue. I get similar results if i overclock too high. Even if the cpu temp is ok, the memory or power supply are definitely stressed and letting them cool off solves the problem.
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