On Sat, 2003-03-08 at 13:27, Tom Brinkman wrote: > 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.
Also try bonnie it' comes with MDK...
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