On Mon, 2005-10-31 at 18:48 +0000, Gary Stainburn wrote:
I've run memtest a number of times now. I've got 2 slots and 5 memory sticks. I've tried all sorts of variants with different sticks in different slots, having a stick in just slot 1, having a stick in just slot 2, having both slots full etc.
Every time I run memtest86+ I get errors on test 5. The location and number of the errors change as I change configs, but I never get a clean test. I also never get errors on any othe other tests, just test 5.
What's the chance that the problem's something other than memory.
It's possible. Your memory could be bad. ;-) It might not be compatible with your motherboard. Your motherboard might have a problem that relates to handling RAM, or the CPU.
Any ideas what I can try next?
Try your RAM in a friend's box, and memtest86 it in there. Take it to a shop, and ask them to test your RAM (though watch that they don't just put in a PC and see what the BIOS test says).
Cold boot, and skip straight to test 5. If you don't get errors, then, it might be a temperature related issue.
Be aware that if you get any errors with memtest86, for whatever reason, then your system has a problem.