[linux-help] Re: Bad Memory Was: Bad Swap caused my new video card?

[Cheez-Czar <cabrubak@xxxxxxx>]

On 28 Jan 2003, Jonathan Hall wrote:

> 
> 
> Since he's using memtest86 when he gets the errors, and memtest86
> doesn't use X Windows, then the answer is obviously yes--the errors DO
> occur when not using X.
> 
it happened last night, X was crashed and logging caused more kernel 
errors. Also yesterday afternoon, the hard drive started clicking, and ls 
would hang. I unmounted the hard drive and set it horizintal , and 
that seemed to fix that, I doubt that would be caused by the video card, 
but maybe something I did when trying to get the <explitive deleted> case 
apart. 


> My suggestions, in no particular order:
> 
> Run memtest86 with the old video card in place.

There were to setting I changed when I dissables the onboard video: I xset 
the VGA setting jumper (VEN_DIS) to disable, and the VGA interrupt 
selection to disable, which from the mother board discriptions the second 
should disable the "chipsets internal interrupt routing", I assume only 
for the onboard video only.

> Run memtest86 with another video card in place (get a cheap/free one if
> you can)
> Test the RAM in another machine.
> Test the Voodoo 3 in another machine.
> Try RAM from another machine in that box.
> Check your BIOS settings.  Perhaps you can tweak your RAM and/or PCI
> timings.
> 
> Other questions:  What motherboard are you using?  What chipset does it
> use?  What CPU and RAM configuration?


I am using a ASUS PSS-VN  with a K6-2 550 , i AM USING TO 128mb crucial 
brand dimms.

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Clint

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