On 05/08/07, vivek khurana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Sudev Barar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You have the install disk, pop that in to drive and > > boot. Then choose > > memtest86+ from menu and let is complete one full > > pass (this takes > > time) and see if any errors are thrown up. Just > > because the disk is > > new does not guarantee error free. > > > hmm... isnt memtest supposed to check memory ? I dont > understand how memtest will find hard disk errors?
Correct. Memtest was suggested to check out random memory issues. The bit about hard disk was since OP assumed that having a new drive is guarantee that it is okay. -- Regards, Sudev Barar See you at 'Freed.in - freedom in technology & software' - India's leading free and open source community event. 28- 29 September 2007, New Delhi. Entry free, on first come basis. Register at http://Freed.in _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - September 28-29, 2007 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
