odd error message from 2.6.16-1.2107_FC4smp

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Jack Howarth wrote:
> Dave,
>    Thanks for the clarification. I assume none of the error...
> 
> kernel: EDAC MC0: UE page 0x8e0, offset 0x0, grain 4096, row 0, labels ":": i82875p UE
> 
> ...specifies which DIMM is failing and I'll have to resort to memtest86+?
> That is one thing nice about Solaris (at least on the older Ultras). When
> they have memory errors it specifies exactly which DIMM is failing.
>            Jack
> 
memtest86+ may not tell you exactly which BIMM is failing. It is not
all that easy to map a memory address to a specific DIMM on a PC. It
depends on how the memory mapping is done. Are the DIMMs accessed
sequentially, or interleaved? Which DIMM socket is accessed first?

Mikkel
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