RAM check - Followup question

[Philip Juels]

I switched the DIMMs from dual-channel to single-channel and so far (up 
to test 4) I get no errors.  Go figure.

Philip Juels wrote:

> As of now, memtests 2,3, and 4 fail (waiting for the rest).  The 
> following bits are listed as "Err-Bits" (00001000,00008000,00002000).
> The chipset is Intel i848/i865.  I may install the DIMMs into another 
> machine and memtest them there.
>
> Billy Tallis wrote:
>
>> It might be as simple as the bios settings. Which memtest tests gave 
>> errors?
>> Assuming that you have not upgraded the ram or anything like that, it
>> is probably the chipset. What type of chipset do you have?
>>
>> On 1/27/06, Philip Juels <pjuels at rics.bwh.harvard.edu> wrote:
>>  
>>
>>> Curious...the system is a Dell Optiplex GX270...RAM system is PC3200
>>> 2x512MB DIMMs in a the dual-channel arrangment.  If I run memtest
>>> against this setup, I get numerous errors.  However, if run memtest 
>>> with
>>> only one DIMM installed (either one), I get no reported errors.  Would
>>> this still be an issue with the DIMMs or something wrong with the mobo?
>>>
>>> PJ
>>>
>>> PS...pardon me for asking a hardware question on a FreeBSD list :-)
>>>
>>> Philip Juels wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>
>>>> Thanks...I downloaded the iso and memtest confirmed that the system
>>>> has memory problems.
>>>>
>>>> PJ
>>>>
>>>> Noel Jones wrote:
>>>>
>>>>     
>>>>
>>>>> On 1/26/06, Philip Juels <pjuels at rics.bwh.harvard.edu> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>       
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm running into random seg faults during KDE and Gnome compilation,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> I and others on the list suspect faulty RAM.  Are there any utils 
>>>>>> out
>>>>>> there that can test/diagnose RAM (aside from the laughable BIOS 
>>>>>> POST).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>         
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.memtest86.com/
>>>>> http://www.memtest.org/
>>>>>
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Noel Jones
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