significance of RAM errors?

[Dave Stevens]

Hi,

I have a dual boot system with Windows and Linux on separate drives. After 
some recent problems with booting I ran memtest86. In 40 hours more or less I 
got about 600 memory errors. I don't like this but am somewhat at a loss to 
understand how it compares to other systems or what consequences are likely 
to stem from this. What I want to avoid is system instability and 
unpredictable behaviour. Can anyone point me to more information about how to 
interpret this result? or has anyone an opinion? 

Dave

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lens, taking into account the values of the people affected by government 
decisions. Any model of sustainability that is driven solely by an economic 
engine is deficient if it is incapable of taking into account social values. 

Mr. Justice David Vickers, BC Supreme Court in Tsilhqot'in Nation v. British 
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