Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Richard Freeman <rich@××××××××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Problems after upgrading to 4GB Ram
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:51:25
Message-Id: 4490A075.5070506@thefreemanclan.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Problems after upgrading to 4GB Ram by Richard Lucking
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4 Richard Lucking wrote:
5 > Anything I may have overlooked? I've emailed Gigabyte on the off chance
6 > that throws up something, as I know this isn't a gentoo problem as I
7 > first thought.
8 >
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10 When you tested modules on their own, did you try them in the same slots
11 you use with everything installed? Or, did you put one module in slot
12 0, and then after that worked put the other module in slot 0? It could
13 be a physical problem with one of your slots. Granted, your motherboard
14 might not let you run one with memory only in slot 1, but if it does see
15 if that makes a difference. Seems odd, but computers are hardware, and
16 if there is some kind of defect in the traces you might get some noise
17 on only one of the slots.
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19 Just grasping at straws, but I figured ideas won't hurt you at this point.
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21 Did you try running memtest86 for a long period of time, or some tool
22 designed to burn-in RAM? If the modules are fine on their own it could
23 be a bad motherboard. If it is warranted you might consider returning
24 it. Might not hurt to try swapping RAM with a friend if you can manage
25 first.
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