On Saturday March 8 2003 01:55 pm, Adrian Golumbovici wrote: > Something which would test motherboard (also bios and memory > addressing) related problems? > I used memtest86 but if I understood it right it will just test the > memory itself but not the real way an operating system handles it. > > Best regards, > Adrian
o memtest86 should be the first step BUT, no software diag can separate ram from the rest of the system for testing. o mprime (http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm) A better test of cpu/cache/ram/motherboard/PSU than memtest. Run the torture test. (mprime -m, #17 from the menu). o Cpuburn (http://users.ev1.net/~redelm/) Run the modules appropriate for your system and cpu. Mandrake also has an rpm for it. If you can run cpuburn for about an hour without failing, your system should be bulletproof. Unless you're sure your case and cpu cooling is adequate, take the diag's in the above order. Otherwise go right to cpuburn. The acid test for cpu/cache/ram/PSU/motherboards. -- Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas
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