On the Crucial home page you see a panel at the bottom " Crucial System
Scanner" and a blue box with a magnifying glass at bottom right to "scan my
system" .
It will put a temporary scirpt on your computer to do so but give you a
great readout and advice on upgrades.
-------Original Message-------
From: Wade Adams
Date: 07/10/2006 23:15:44
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Installing Linxu Problem.... Not sure why?
I tried that site, and did not see anything that would
test my memory. Which option did you see that allowed
me to do that.
Thanks
Wade
--- Ian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Go to:
> http://www.crucial.com/uk/index.asp
>
> And run the online test for your Ram.
>
>
>
>
>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Norm Higgs
> Date: 10/04/06 09:37:10
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Installing Linxu
> Problem.... Not sure why?
>
> One more note regarding RAM - you are better off NOT
> buying it in a
> store - in general they will sell you cheap 'value'
> RAM but charge you
> 'premium' RAM price for it, compared to what you can
> get online at
> places like Newegg. For example, Best Buy sells 512
> MB of Kingston
> PC3200 for $79. This is good memory, but its not
> premium memory, its
> basically Value RAM. At Newegg, on the other hand, I
> can get 512 MB of
> Corsair XMS PC3200 with timings of 2-2-2-5 (the best
> you will find) for
> under $70 with shipping.
>
> Basically, you get ripped off buying RAM from a
> store.
>
> Norm Higgs
> http://forbiddenpc.com
> https://www.linkedin.com/e/fpf/4018099
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wade Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 12:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Installing Linxu
> Problem.... Not sure
> why?
>
>
> > Thank you
> >
> > Wade
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Norm Higgs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [email protected]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 11:07:15 AM
> > Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Installing Linxu
> Problem.... Not sure
> why?
> >
> > Run memtest86 on it for a few hours - if any
> errors show up ask the
> > vendor you bought the RAM from to exchange it.
> >
> > Norm Higgs
> > http://forbiddenpc. com
> > https://www. linkedin. com/e/fpf/ 4018099
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wade Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
> > To: <LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Installing Linxu
> Problem.... Not sure
> > why?
> >
> > > Is there a way for the store to test this out
> for when I purchase I
> > know it works?
> > >
> > > How about if I take out the memory, install
> Linux, then put memory
> > back. Think that will work?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Wade
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: Kailassingh Patil <kailassingh@ gmail.com>
> > > To: LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com
> > > Sent: Monday, October 2, 2006 9:52:38 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Installing
> Linxu Problem.... Not
> sure
> > why?
> > >
> > > yes Mr Wade, some memories work in Windows but
> not in Linux due to
> > some
> > > errors in memory only
> > >
> > > On 10/2/06, wadejadams <wadejadams@ yahoo. com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --- In LINUX_Newbies@ yahoogroups. com
> <LINUX_Newbies%
> > 40yahoogroups. com>,
> > > > Robert C Wittig
> > > > <wittig.robert@ ...> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > wadejadams wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > So I installed more memory so I could run
> the gui install and
> > > > then
> > > > > > when I ran it, it would get stuck on the
> Formatting section.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > So I thought maybe somehting is wrong with
> the disk. So I did
> > > > the
> > > > > > read test, andit failed.
> > > > >
> > > > > You installed more memory, and then when a
> problem suddenly
> > > > appeared,
> > > > > you thought it might be a problem with the
> disk?
> > > > >
> > > > > Try removing the memory stick you installed,
> just prior to the
> > > > problem
> > > > > occurring.
> > > > >
> > > > > Just because RAM will post, does not mean it
> is error-free. It
> > > > might be
> > > > > having read-write problems.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > -wittig http://www.robertwi ttig.com/
> > > > > . http://robertwittig .net/
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yes, that is true. I should try that. Thanks.
> But I have been
> > > > able to load other things with this memory it
> is just the linux
> that
> > > > i have issues with. But I can try that.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you
> > > >
> > > > Wade
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
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