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Running memtest86 on a P4C800 Deluxe
I recently obtained a system consisting of:
Asus P4C800 Deluxe mobo, Antec 1080i case (with 430W powersupply, 3 case fans), Intel P4-300(H) GHx (boxed with heatsink), Corsair TwinX512-LLPT memory, FX5900 ("normal" version, 128 MB, 256-bit bus) .... disks ... Bios is version 1011-007 (lastest stable version). All mobo settings are "default" (no explicit overclocking). The vendor was supposed to burn in the mobo/CPU/memory before shipment. When I run "memtest86" (version 3.0), it hangs somewhat randomly after a few minutes (~3 - 5) of operation. It never reports a memory error, it just hangs. There are two places where it typically stops (but it has failed in other tests a well, apparently randomly): 1) in test 4 at the 55/61% point; or 2) in test 6 at the 97/40% point. It is ALWAYS testing the very low memory section (0K - 632K), and I expect that memtest is just at the point of relocating itself when the hang occurs. (???) If I run tests individually (say 4 and 6 over and over again), it does not hang or find any errors. I have tried loading memtest a couple of different ways (via GRUB from the hard disk, or via a floppy). I have also tried this with various mobo settings, such as with or without hyperthreading. There is no difference. Memtest has not been updated in a very long time (18 months?) . I have seen threads relating to memtest failures before, so its not clear this is a mobo/memory/CPU problem or not. WinXP/SP1 and SuSE-8.2 Linux (with a 2.4.21 kernel upgrade to properly support SMP operation) apparentl are stable and work well. There have been reports of memtest failing with certain BIOS versions, and running with others. Has anyone else seen this problem? tnx ... jgs |
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Are you sure it is hanging?????? When it does the test without the cache, it
is VERY slow. I am running a machine with 1 gig of memory at 200 MHz FSB and it "seems" to hang when in all actuality it's just VERY slow.... Bitsbucket "John G. Shaw" wrote in message ... I recently obtained a system consisting of: Asus P4C800 Deluxe mobo, Antec 1080i case (with 430W powersupply, 3 case fans), Intel P4-300(H) GHx (boxed with heatsink), Corsair TwinX512-LLPT memory, FX5900 ("normal" version, 128 MB, 256-bit bus) ... disks ... Bios is version 1011-007 (lastest stable version). All mobo settings are "default" (no explicit overclocking). The vendor was supposed to burn in the mobo/CPU/memory before shipment. When I run "memtest86" (version 3.0), it hangs somewhat randomly after a few minutes (~3 - 5) of operation. It never reports a memory error, it just hangs. There are two places where it typically stops (but it has failed in other tests a well, apparently randomly): 1) in test 4 at the 55/61% point; or 2) in test 6 at the 97/40% point. It is ALWAYS testing the very low memory section (0K - 632K), and I expect that memtest is just at the point of relocating itself when the hang occurs. (???) If I run tests individually (say 4 and 6 over and over again), it does not hang or find any errors. I have tried loading memtest a couple of different ways (via GRUB from the hard disk, or via a floppy). I have also tried this with various mobo settings, such as with or without hyperthreading. There is no difference. Memtest has not been updated in a very long time (18 months?) . I have seen threads relating to memtest failures before, so its not clear this is a mobo/memory/CPU problem or not. WinXP/SP1 and SuSE-8.2 Linux (with a 2.4.21 kernel upgrade to properly support SMP operation) apparentl are stable and work well. There have been reports of memtest failing with certain BIOS versions, and running with others. Has anyone else seen this problem? tnx ... jgs --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.543 / Virus Database: 337 - Release Date: 11/21/2003 |
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I also had the same problem (freezing). Found that disabling legacy USB
support (in BIOS) and also unplugging all USB devices (if you can) fixed the problem. HTH, Cliff "John G. Shaw" wrote in message ... I recently obtained a system consisting of: Asus P4C800 Deluxe mobo, Antec 1080i case (with 430W powersupply, 3 case fans), Intel P4-300(H) GHx (boxed with heatsink), Corsair TwinX512-LLPT memory, FX5900 ("normal" version, 128 MB, 256-bit bus) ... disks ... Bios is version 1011-007 (lastest stable version). All mobo settings are "default" (no explicit overclocking). The vendor was supposed to burn in the mobo/CPU/memory before shipment. When I run "memtest86" (version 3.0), it hangs somewhat randomly after a few minutes (~3 - 5) of operation. It never reports a memory error, it just hangs. There are two places where it typically stops (but it has failed in other tests a well, apparently randomly): 1) in test 4 at the 55/61% point; or 2) in test 6 at the 97/40% point. It is ALWAYS testing the very low memory section (0K - 632K), and I expect that memtest is just at the point of relocating itself when the hang occurs. (???) If I run tests individually (say 4 and 6 over and over again), it does not hang or find any errors. I have tried loading memtest a couple of different ways (via GRUB from the hard disk, or via a floppy). I have also tried this with various mobo settings, such as with or without hyperthreading. There is no difference. Memtest has not been updated in a very long time (18 months?) . I have seen threads relating to memtest failures before, so its not clear this is a mobo/memory/CPU problem or not. WinXP/SP1 and SuSE-8.2 Linux (with a 2.4.21 kernel upgrade to properly support SMP operation) apparentl are stable and work well. There have been reports of memtest failing with certain BIOS versions, and running with others. Has anyone else seen this problem? tnx ... jgs |
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Problem solved! Thanks to those who responded.
1. I determined that Memtest-86 was definitely hanging. The "WallTime" was not changing for several minutes and the keyboard was completely locked up (esc or c did not work). 2. I traced the problem to a single USB connection that was causing the problem; in my case it was from an Energizer 450VA UPS (only $10 after rebates). I left the USB legacy setting at "Auto"; and the other connections (a Canon scanner and an HP laser printer) had no effect. This UPS has a very poor design. It resents itself as a "HID" (Human Interface Device) that is interpreted as a USB keyboard (or game controller) to both Windows and Linux. Furthermore, it asyncronously sends out ASCII data at one second intervals. This has caused other problems, such as certain applications receiving random input data, so I have pulled the (USB) plug on it permanently. It still can function as a "dump" UPS to filter out short transients. The computer can now run Memtest-86 thourgh ALL tests without error (it takes about 30 minutes to complete all 13 tests). tnx ... jgs |
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