On Sunday 27 June 2004 09:10 am, Lanman wrote:
->Ronald; Windows is renown for their so-called "memory manager" and it is
->often the reason for system crashes. Due to the way it operates, it
->could easily be quite some time before a flaw in your RAM could have
->been missed. If one module of RAM on a single stick is defective or was
->damaged by an electrical surge, your son's system could have continued
->to operate for some time until that exact module or memory address was
->accessed by Windows.
Windows is *renowned* for a lot of things, isn't it? :-)
->In comparison, Linux essentially grabs and manages all/most of your
->reported ram on bootup and controls it dynamically. This is only one of
->many reasons why Linux is considerably more stable.
->
->It also explains why Linux could have failed long before Windows did. It
->would be a bit if a stretch, but certainly not impossible. You should be
->able to do a Google for Memtest86 and download a bootable floppy version
->of it. Then you can boot from the floppy and determine for yourself if
->this is your actual problem.
->
->Also, you should be able to grab hard drive diagnostics programs from
->Maxtor/Quantum and/or Seagate. If your drive is a Maxtor or Quantum,
->they have a nice ISO file you can download which includes extensive
->diagnostics and additional tools, which you can then burn to a bootable CD.
->
->Either scenario (bad hard drive or RAM)sounds possible, so it might be
->worth your while to determine exactly which is causing the problem
->before you start replacing parts.
->
->HTH
->
->Lanman
Thanks Lanman, I'll give it all a try.
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Dark< >Lord
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