Sounds like you have found some kind of conflict, rather than a 
memory problem.  If you run the 'Full Memory' test, I always 
recommend starting with extensions off or with a very minimal 
extension set.

>I'm pretty sure it was a system freeze - clock stopped, mouse cursor
>froze, nothing- unless this test shuts down everything. I could not
>cancel or stop the test.  Prior to running the test I checked the
>Memory Range test option, "FULL MEMORY" as opposed to the "FREE
>MEMORY." I went back later after resetting my  G3 card to the
>original system bus speed of 40 MHz and attempted the same RAM test.
>Same "freeze-type" results. Then I restarted and tried the March
>tests after selecting "FREE MEMORY" and no freeze resulted. Instead,
>I  could tell something was happening, the progress indicator had the
>slightest sliver of a bar, the cusror could move and the clock was
>running. I cancelled the test since I did not want to wait hours or
>days. So now the question remains as to whether I have a RAM problem,
>Processor issue, or no problem at all.  It seems theoretical that
>testing RAM while it is being used (the Full Memory test) could cause
>a problem.
>
>Mike
>
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