On Tue, 12 Nov 2002, Ed Wilts wrote: > On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 11:40:06PM -0500, Robert L. Cochran wrote: > > > > I'm wondering how lowering the CPU speed stops the memory problems. I'm > > using Samsung RIMM4200 memory which this motherboard is certified for > > (by Asus). The motherboard came out before the Intel 2.8 CPU was made > > public and I had to download a BIOS update to support it. > > > > Does not being able to run Red Hat 8 on a 2800 Mhz processor mean the > > CPU is too fast for the kernel? Or the memory? Does needing to lower the > > CPU speed mean I have hardware problems? > > My guess would be the latter - you have a hardware problem. Determining > what the problem is not necessarily trivial. Rambus memory normally > needs to be installed in pairs (I think), but if you've got more than one > pair, try running with half pulled to see if that makes a difference. If > your motherboard supports other kinds of memory too, try swapping in > some replacement memory if you have some in another system somewhere. > > > Finally, if my system is now stable from a memory point of view should I > > reinstall Red Hat 8 as a clean install just to avoid any possibility of > > memory-corrupted files? > > Yup. That's *after* you find what forced you to slow the system down in > the first place. If you've got bad memory, then you need to solve that > problem first. You may have just temporarily masked the problem and it > will bite you later. > Once you have the hardware problem sorted out, this command will tell you whether and system files are corrupted: rpm Va -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
