Re: (SOLVED) Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-03 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 12/3/2012 1:23 AM, Marc Shapiro wrote: Yes, I had intended to get 1600 MHz memory as a replacement, but I accidentally got the 1333. If I add additional memory I realize that I will have to used 1333 for that, as well, unless I replace all of it. Unless you have an integrated GPU that

Re: (SOLVED) Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-03 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Du, 02 dec 12, 23:23:48, Marc Shapiro wrote: Yes, I had intended to get 1600 MHz memory as a replacement, but I accidentally got the 1333. If I add additional memory I realize that I will have to used 1333 for that, as well, unless I replace all of it. What I meant was that maybe the

Re: (SOLVED) Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-03 Thread Marc Shapiro
On 12/03/2012 01:43 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Du, 02 dec 12, 23:23:48, Marc Shapiro wrote: Yes, I had intended to get 1600 MHz memory as a replacement, but I accidentally got the 1333. If I add additional memory I realize that I will have to used 1333 for that, as well, unless I replace

Re: (SOLVED) Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-02 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Sb, 01 dec 12, 22:19:45, Marc Shapiro wrote: No. It was two sets of Patriot memory. After the first pair gave errors, I returned them and got another kit which proceeded to do the same thing. This time, with another brand, everything seems to be working correctly. It's also other

Re: (SOLVED) Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-02 Thread Marc Shapiro
On 12/02/2012 01:29 AM, Andrei POPESCU wrote: On Sb, 01 dec 12, 22:19:45, Marc Shapiro wrote: No. It was two sets of Patriot memory. After the first pair gave errors, I returned them and got another kit which proceeded to do the same thing. This time, with another brand, everything seems to

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-01 Thread Marc Shapiro
On 11/29/2012 10:24 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 11/28/2012 9:14 AM, Marc Shapiro wrote: On 11/27/2012 11:09 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 11/27/2012 11:29 PM, Marc Shapiro wrote: Gigabyte 970A-DS3 MB 8GB (2x4GB) Patriot G3 RAM The DIMMS are 1600. According to the BIOS the CPU

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-01 Thread Marc Shapiro
On 11/29/2012 10:24 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 11/28/2012 9:14 AM, Marc Shapiro wrote: On 11/27/2012 11:09 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 11/27/2012 11:29 PM, Marc Shapiro wrote: Gigabyte 970A-DS3 MB 8GB (2x4GB) Patriot G3 RAM The DIMMS are 1600. According to the BIOS the CPU

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-01 Thread Marc Shapiro
On 11/29/2012 10:24 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 11/28/2012 9:14 AM, Marc Shapiro wrote: On 11/27/2012 11:09 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 11/27/2012 11:29 PM, Marc Shapiro wrote: Gigabyte 970A-DS3 MB 8GB (2x4GB) Patriot G3 RAM The DIMMS are 1600. According to the BIOS the CPU

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-01 Thread David Christensen
http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2012/11/msg01468.html From: Marc Shapiro marcns...@gmail.com Last weekend I put together a new box to replace the one that has been locking up repeatedly. The components are: Gigabyte 970A-DS3 MB 8GB (2x4GB) Patriot G3 RAM When I purchase

(SOLVED) Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-01 Thread Marc Shapiro
On 12/01/2012 01:11 AM, Marc Shapiro wrote: On 11/29/2012 10:24 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 11/28/2012 9:14 AM, Marc Shapiro wrote: On 11/27/2012 11:09 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 11/27/2012 11:29 PM, Marc Shapiro wrote: Gigabyte 970A-DS3 MB 8GB (2x4GB) Patriot G3 RAM The

Re: (SOLVED) Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-01 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 12/1/2012 5:34 PM, Marc Shapiro wrote: I'm calling this case settled. I went back to Fry's today and returned the second kit of Patriot Memory. I got a store creidit and went back to pick out new memory. Fry's does not carry Micron memory, and only occasionally has Crucial. They were

Re: (SOLVED) Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-12-01 Thread Marc Shapiro
On 12/01/2012 06:55 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 12/1/2012 5:34 PM, Marc Shapiro wrote: I'm calling this case settled... Good to hear it's all working now. Curious, the pair of Patriot sticks with the problem: did that package show signs of being opened before you bought it? Unscrupulous

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-29 Thread Gary Dale
On 29/11/12 02:38 AM, Marc Shapiro wrote: On 11/28/2012 09:24 AM, Gary Dale wrote: I'm afraid I can't really answer that. All I can do is repeat that when MemTest86+ reports an error, it is a good indication that you have a problem. I've seen this on systems where MemTest86+ reported only a

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-29 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 23:38 -0800, Marc Shapiro wrote: Do I really have bad memory? You are using the computer without issues, while your RAM is stressed. Did you run a RAM test that is not from a Debian distribution? You RAM could be bad, but it's not likely. As I've written several times.

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-29 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 11/28/2012 9:14 AM, Marc Shapiro wrote: On 11/27/2012 11:09 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 11/27/2012 11:29 PM, Marc Shapiro wrote: Gigabyte 970A-DS3 MB 8GB (2x4GB) Patriot G3 RAM The DIMMS are 1600. According to the BIOS the CPU Timing is at 200 and the memory is at x8.0

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-28 Thread Marc Shapiro
On 11/27/2012 11:09 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote: On 11/27/2012 11:29 PM, Marc Shapiro wrote: Last weekend I put together a new box to replace the one that has been locking up repeatedly. The components are: Gigabyte 970A-DS3 MB 8GB (2x4GB) Patriot G3 RAM AMD FX-4100 Quad Core

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-28 Thread Ralf Mardorf
In the absence of an updated Debian install (it's wiser not to update a digital audio workstation too often) I used another install of current Ubuntu Quantal 64-bit, Memtest86+ v4.20 and instead running it from the same Parted Magic live CD, I run it from the lastest Parted Magic 64-bit Live CD,

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-28 Thread Gary Dale
On 28/11/12 10:17 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: In the absence of an updated Debian install (it's wiser not to update a digital audio workstation too often) I used another install of current Ubuntu Quantal 64-bit, Memtest86+ v4.20 and instead running it from the same Parted Magic live CD, I run it

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-28 Thread Doug
On 11/28/2012 02:32 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: My apologize, but I don't have the time to read everything. I read that you get errors when running Memtest. Do you have issues using the computer? Did you run Memtest from different distros (live media)? I never have issues when using my computer.

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-28 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 11:08 -0500, Gary Dale wrote: On 28/11/12 10:17 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: In the absence of an updated Debian install (it's wiser not to update a digital audio workstation too often) I used another install of current Ubuntu Quantal 64-bit, Memtest86+ v4.20 and instead

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-28 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 11:42 -0500, Doug wrote: I'm surprised that Memtest gives different results depending on what disk you run it from, I guess it would be a good idea to download a stand-alone version and run a sanity check on the download. BTW, Memtest has been around forever. I think I

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-28 Thread Gary Dale
On 28/11/12 11:29 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: On Wed, 2012-11-28 at 11:08 -0500, Gary Dale wrote: On 28/11/12 10:17 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote: In the absence of an updated Debian install (it's wiser not to update a digital audio workstation too often) I used another install of current Ubuntu Quantal

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-28 Thread Marc Shapiro
On 11/28/2012 09:24 AM, Gary Dale wrote: I'm afraid I can't really answer that. All I can do is repeat that when MemTest86+ reports an error, it is a good indication that you have a problem. I've seen this on systems where MemTest86+ reported only a few problems but the computer locked up

Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-27 Thread Marc Shapiro
Last weekend I put together a new box to replace the one that has been locking up repeatedly. The components are: Gigabyte 970A-DS3 MB 8GB (2x4GB) Patriot G3 RAM AMD FX-4100 Quad Core CPU ASUS DVD/CD Writer MSI R5450 Graphics Card Seagate 1TB HD After assembling

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-27 Thread Stan Hoeppner
On 11/27/2012 11:29 PM, Marc Shapiro wrote: Last weekend I put together a new box to replace the one that has been locking up repeatedly. The components are: Gigabyte 970A-DS3 MB 8GB (2x4GB) Patriot G3 RAM AMD FX-4100 Quad Core CPU ASUS DVD/CD Writer MSI R5450

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-27 Thread Ralf Mardorf
My apologize, but I don't have the time to read everything. I read that you get errors when running Memtest. Do you have issues using the computer? Did you run Memtest from different distros (live media)? I never have issues when using my computer. If I run the same version of Memtest from a

Re: Memory errors on new memory in new system

2012-11-27 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Ma, 27 nov 12, 21:29:19, Marc Shapiro wrote: Last weekend I put together a new box to replace the one that has been locking up repeatedly. The components are: Gigabyte 970A-DS3 MB 8GB (2x4GB) Patriot G3 RAM AMD FX-4100 Quad Core CPU ASUS DVD/CD Writer MSI