Re: Help! System crashes and locks up.

[David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>]

On 02/21/2016 04:29 PM, Brandon Vincent wrote:
> Sounds like a hardware problem of some sort. First thing I would do it
> check the RAM. Download Memtest86+ (for the latest version) and boot
> from the CD or USB device. See if it completes a few passes without
> error.

+1/2.


I've experienced RAM that passed for a hour or two, but generated a few 
errors over 24 hours.  So, now I run it for 24 hours if I'm suspicious.


Note that there are two versions:

    commercial -- http://www.memtest86.com/

    FOSS -- http://www.memtest.org/


David