On Wed, 9 Apr 2003 10:52:17 -0700
"Matt Stamm"
I need some memory advice on testing memory.
First, Linux may appear to run ok if you have memory that is less than
100% until the system breaks. If you have a memory module that does not
pass tests, throw it away or get a refund. Here is a war story:
I had added some memory to my older laptop. SuSE appeared to run fine.
After a while I experienced some disk corruption and I sometimes was
unable to access the DVD/CD. After thinking my problem was due to the
way the DVD/CD was connected via a "wedge". Eventually, I ran the memory
test, and the added memory showed a fault. I removed it, everything
tested ok, then reinserted it, and it showed the fault. (Sometimes,
memory can be seated incorrectly). After removing that memory my
intermittent problems stopped. I have not seen any disk corruption and
have not had any difficulties with the DVD. (Note the DVD would come up
with a garbled name).
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Jerry Feldman