Re: After 2gb install, continuous disk check

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scott moore wrote:
Kerry Brown wrote:
scott moore wrote:
Hi,

I upgraded my machine from 1gb to 2gb, I heard you get better
performance.

I don't know about the performance, but now my machine performs
"disk checking" on boot -- every time. It never finds any problem,
and everything else is normal.

Thank you.

Test the ram.

www.memtest.org

You added some new hardware. Now Windows is seeing a problem.
Something is not right with the upgrade. If the ram tests OK post
back for more suggestions.

Kerry



May I ask, is Windows actually setting a flag to check the disk if it
sees a ram problem? Why would it not say "there is a ram problem"?

Thanks.

When you write to a disk Windows checks that what was written matches what
is in memory. If it doesn't match the drive is flagged for a chdsk. Look in
your event logs for errors writing or reading from disk. These are sometimes
a symptom of bad ram. It's usually not a coincidence when you add some new
hardware and problems occur. It is most likely the new hardware. There are
certainly other possibilities - the hard drive started to go bad at the same
time, the hard drive cable came loose when you added the ram and possibly
more causes. I would check the ram before going any farther. If the ram
checks out then it's time to check other possibilities.

Kerry


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