[PLUG] memtest86 interpretation

[Galen Seitz]

Russell Senior <seniorr at aracnet.com> wrote:

> >>>>> "Alan" == Alan  <alan at clueserver.org> writes:
> 
> Russell> The Err-Bits column in Memtest86 shows 00001000 on all of the
> Russell> errors that I've seen.
> 
> Alan> Are the contacts clean on the memory slot?
> 
> Maybe slightly worn at this point, but I think we can conclude that it
> isn't a memory slot issue.  When the 2.8GHz CPU is in (on two
> different motherboards), the memory tests fine.  When the 2.53GHz CPU
> is in (on the same two different motherboards) the memory tests bad.
> Two different sets of RAM.
> 
> I think we can conclude it is the 2.53GHz CPU.  I don't quite
> understand what would cause it to fail just now, but the behavior
> clearly moves with the CPU.  My records indicate the purchase was
> about 15 months ago, and (after the original was RMA'd) it has been
> performing without obvious flaw over that period, up until last
> Thursday evening.
> 

If the problem follows the CPU, then it pretty much has to be the CPU.
It's a bit odd that you are able to run any code at all.

You've been building up some nice detective skills lately.  Now I know
who to call when I hit a nasty hw problem.

galen