Robert L. Cochran wrote: > I tried the memtest86 suite from http://www.memtest86.com/ and my > Kingston RIMM4200 memory failed it. This would seem to explain the X and > kernel compile segfaults I have been getting with 8.0. This is PC1066 > memory running on a 533 Mhz frontside bus. The motherboard is the Asus > P4T533. > > Since Asus indicates that only 2 brands of memory are acceptable for my > motherboard (Samsung and Elpida), I ordered a 256 Mb stick of Samsung > memory which arrived today. I plugged that into the motherboard along > with a CRIMM in the other slot. The machine failed memtest86 again. > > I also changed the memory frequency setting in BIOS based on advice I > had previously seen on the Kingston web site for RIMM4200. When I used > the 'x4' frequency setting, the memory flunked memtest86 starting in the > middle of test #4. When I used 'AUTO' for the memory frequency, it > failed memtest86 starting in test #1. The options are either 'AUTO', > 'x3', or 'x4'. I'm presently using the 'AUTO' setting. Maybe I should go > back to 'x4'? > > That leaves me wondering if I messed up some other part of the hardware > such as the motherboard. What other things can cause apparently 'bad > memory' or the symptoms of segfaults, X server crashes, and segfaults > during kernel compiles? Is there some part of the hardware that I'm > overlooking and could have zapped without realizing it? > Have you identified which memory module is failing the test? Have you tested the memory with just one module installed at a time? New memory is no guarantee of good memory - your new units may need to be replaced by the vendor. -- gerry _____ 0/0 /__ -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
