26 Dec
2005
26 Dec
'05
15:39
Summary: New AMD64 machine ASUS A8VE-deluxe motherboard was horribly unstable. First the upgrade to BIOS 1008 helped allow Suse installation. Next the motherboard needed to be replaced after a month because it wouldn't boot. Next even WinXP crashed and the entire disk was garbled. Finally increasing RAM error prompted a RAM replacement. Now everything works! (SuSE10 for AMD64) Both sets of RAM are labeled: KVR400X64C3A/512 The newer (good) chips have components on both sides and are also labeled PC3200 CL3 184-pin I hope my struggles help someone.