On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote: > On Jul 8, 2014 10:02 AM, "Michael Hennebry" <hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu> > wrote: >> The beep codes say memory. >> I ran memtest86 overnight and it passed. >> That said, I'm not sure how good memtest86 is. >> Could you suggest a memory test program that might find >> in a few hours what POST found in less than two minutes? >> >> To me, cracking the case is a *really* big deal. >> I don't want to do it unless I know I have to. >> Static, ribbons, fear and trepidation. >> I certainly do not want to have to buy some more DDR2 memory. > Just to reiterate : *no matter what* the book says the beep code is, the > actual problem is usually memory. > > Sometimes you have to run memtest for days before it sees anything. > Sometimes, you just need to open the chassis, clear out the fuzz, and > reseat the memory. If you're that adverse to cracking the case, I'm > guessing you're due for it. I'd rather not take days to confirm a problem that POST found in under two minutes. Unless POST is magic (WHAT was I supposed to do to the goat?), there should be some software out there that could do the trick. I did crack the case in February. It arrived without a hard drive and I did a transplant from the dead body of its predecessor. Said predecessor was my first computer. The first time I cracked its case, I zapped a video card installing a new hard disk. I haven't cracked cases very often. My success rate is about 75% . To me, the rat's nest of expensive things is scary. All that said, reseating would seem less error-prone than replacing. -- Michael hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.NoDak.edu "SCSI is NOT magic. There are *fundamental technical reasons* why it is necessary to sacrifice a young goat to your SCSI chain now and then." -- John Woods