On Monday 20 February 2006 09:40, Bruce Marshall wrote:
I hate to interject this
Until the problem is resolved, all options stay on the table and that requires ideas being offered up for consideration, so interject as much as possible!
... but the first thing I thought of when the OP said he couldn't install with 4GB was that 4GB requires an option be used in the kernel for 'large memory'.
Could be the install kernel wasn't compiled for 4GB (unlikely but possible) or that there is some bug in the code for 4GB. (in the install kernel)
It would be nice to have a method to test this. Any ideas?
But I agree that memory is the first thing to think about.
At this point, I'm split about 60:40, memory:BIOS. As Gil pointed out, he had an identical problem with a comparable high end system and it was resolved by buying and installing factory pre-tested matched name-brand modules. (I always recommend this.) Per makes an excellent point, too. If the system is essentially failing POST, its almost pointless to proceed further until *that* problem is fixed. regards, Carl