> If you really want to test the RAM on your system, get memtest86+, which
Right. What is interesting is that the one system that failed mprime passed on 24 hours of memtest86+. The mprime failure occurred in under 1 hour. So I am using the combination of the two along with a kernel compile to get an overall "Dow Jones average" for the processor and system memory. In my experience one of these will always detect a problem, no matter how subtle. I am running smartctl and smartd for the disks which are running either software, or in most instances, hardware RAID. I have also found IBM's (not Hitachi) drive fitness test helpful in analyzing most disk drives and their sub-systems. http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm Are there other or better ways to monitor disk drives? Is the SMART firmware on modern disks reliable? I ask as tomorrow I finally will start to build our VistA server. (3Ware SATA controller, Dual Opteron Tyan mainboard, WD Raptor disks) Ismet -- Ismet B. Kursunoglu, MD, FCCP Medical Director Alaska Clinic, LLC 3750 Country Field Circle, UNIT B Wasilla, Alaska 99654 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (907)357-7240 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
