I think you are probably right so does Ivan ! Dennis Saputelli
Jon Elson wrote: > > Dennis Saputelli wrote: > > >we also religiously close before just as you do and still SAW it > > > >it would happen during the file closing just like when closing protel > >without first closing all the windows and files > > > >over a six or seven different computer boxes only one showed this > >problem and not consistently at that > > > >so yes it is some obscure thing and yes with the exception i have > >mentioned we 'never' see it either > > > >maybe this is why protel abandoned the DDB ? > > > >the bad box had an Intel MB > >so did the good boxes of earlier generations > > > > > I had a computer some time ago that appeared to run fine, but I occasionally > had CAD files go haywire. I just attributed it to Windows troubles. I > later > ran Linux on it for some experiments, and then tried to compile the Linux > kernel. It blew up every time, with a signal 11. I found out that this > is often > caused by bad memory. As I had an identical machine, I tried the kernel > compile on the other one, it ran fine (for ~ 18 hours on a 486). So, > even though > Windows and applications appeared to run fine, this machine was sick. I > then > got a bootable memory tester program, and it indicated bad memory or > cache, I don't remember the details anymore. You might try one of the > memory diagnostics on that machine that had the difficulty. > > Jon -- Dennis Saputelli ========= send only plain text please! - no HTML ========== _______________________________________________________________________ Integrated Controls, Inc. www.integratedcontrolsinc.com 2851 21st Street tel: 415-647-0480 San Francisco, CA 94110 fax: 415-647-3003 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
