[NTLUG:Discuss] Completion Report [Was: Re: Progress Report and Memtest86+ question [Was: Re: slightly OT - external USB hard drive]]

[Dennis Myhand]

Fred James wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 7:02 PM, Fred James <fredjame at fredjame.cnc.net> 
> wrote:
>>>    Running Memtest86+ v1.70 (came with the install CD)
>>>       So far, 5 passes with one error in the 3rd pass
>>>
>>> Question:
>>>    Cure? or just replace the memory?
>>>     
> All
> As one last gasp I reseated the memory and ran the memory test again - 
> no errors after 19 iterations - looked good, eh?
> Linux install went swimmingly until - well it got nearly finished and 
> froze never to move again - sigh
> After installing a new memory stick (removing the old one), everything 
> is golden - so far - on a "wait and see if there are any other issues" mode.
> Regards
> Fred James
> 
> PS: As reported earlier, the disk enclosure to copy data to a Linux box 
> worked well
> PPS:  Interesting side note - I installed the old disk (the one with MS 
> still on it) as slave on the secondary IDE channel, Linux was installed 
> on the master on the primary IDE channel.  I didn't ask Linux to set up 
> a dual boot, but it did (GRUB)??
> 

Yeah, it sounded like there was an issue with the memory.  As for Grub 
setting up 98, that is about normal for these days.  Particularly if you 
are doing a stock, don't-change-a-thing, click-through, default install. 
  I haven't been able to do one of those in a long time.  I guess my 
last 20 or so installs have been web servers for my school district for 
test servers.  It keeps things interesting.  Peace, Dennis