Re: Desperately Need Help - System Reboot/Crashes

From: Don Cohen (doncohen_at_'lens-cap'.alltel.net)
Date: 02/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:39:05 -0500

Hi Alex,

First, thanks much for the reply.

> That is what it sounds like to me, and they are the very devil to pin
> point. One suggestion: is your RAM in two modules? If so it may be a
> mismatch problem between them - a point that a test like memtest86 will
> not show up, But Windows is very fussy about the match. If you have
> two modules, I suggest running MSconfig and on the boot.ini page click
> Advanced. There use 'Limit memory to' and use a size corresponding to
> just the one module. (this is easier than physically removing one).

This system has 4 256 mb modules, all original equipment when I purchased it
new from Gateway. Would this eliminate a mismatch issue?

Someone else also suggested a trial/error approach of removing a module at a
time. Tedious, but I guess I don't have a lot of choice. Would a computer
repair shop have hardware-based tools to more efficiently diagnose a bad RAM
module?

> Also - you said fan was working, but have you checked actual
> temperature. Most machines have the sensors these days. get the free
> Aida 32, enterprise edition from
> http://www.aida32.hu/aida-download.php?bit=32
> which is an excellent general System Info tool, and its Computer -
> Sensor page will tell you cpu temp. Up to around 60C - 140F should
> not be giving problems, and some AMD CPUs run hotter than that

I'll definitely give this a try.

Also - will this utility measure "Vcore"? I ask because my research turned
up a post by someone with a similar but not identical problem, and he traced
it down to a "Vcore" issue. Now I don't know exactly what this is, but I am
assuming it's a voltage within the CPU, and if defective would require a new
CPU??

Thanks again.

Don

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