[TriLUG] Machine crash

[Glenn Hennessee]

If memtest86 reports problems then you've got flakey memory. Replace it.
Windows may need to be reinstalled. If you have Norton Utilities run
WinDoctor. It's amazing the number of problems I've seen go away with
WinDoctor and having good memory. I had a system (HP) here that crashed
routinely. Memtest86 flagged the memory as bad, replaced it, reinstalled
the OS and it's been stable since, or at least as stable as windows ever
is.
glenn

On Thu, 22 Apr 2004, Roy Vestal wrote:

> Run a repair from the Windows 2000 CD and then reapply the patches/service
> packs. Your registry is pooched.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Daniel Zhang" <zhang at clinicaltools.com>
> To: "Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list" <trilug at trilug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 9:34 AM
> Subject: [TriLUG] Machine crash
>
>
> > This may be off Linux but it is hardware related.  I have a Dell
> > dimension 8200 running Win2000.  It had a motherboard failure two weeks
> > ago and Dell replaced it.  Now it crashes several time a night.  I ran
> > Norton Antivirus for about 30 minutes(and no virus reported on screen)
> > then NAV crashed.  Sometimes Explorer is not accessible.  Machine
> > crashes and reboots without any warning.  I ran memtest86(memtest86.com)
> > and it reports some memory failures.  But when I called Dell support,
> > they let me run Dell diagnose tools for memory test and it reports
> > nothing wrong.  Dell tech support promised to call me back but never.
> > Whom should I trust? memtest86 or Dell? Any suggestions?
> >
> > Dell Dimension 8200 (2 1/2 year-old)
> > CPU: Intel P4 1.8 GHZ
> > RAM: 512 MB
> > Hard Drive: 80 GB
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > -Daniel
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Glenn Hennessee
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