Michael Hennebry wrote: > On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Michael Hennebry wrote: >>> On Mon, 7 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote: >>> >>>> Asus and the like don't make BIOS, they get it from AMI or Phoenix or >>>> whatever. It will usually say in POST screens or in the setup itself; >>>> failing that, it might be etched on the chip itself. >>> >>> Thanks. That enabled me to find >>> http://www.bioscentral.com/beepcodes/amibeep.htm >> <snip> >>> 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? >> <snip> >> 1. How many processors on the m/b? I don't mean cores.... >> 2. If 1, take out *all* DIMMS but one, and boot. then add them back in. > > Could you suggest memory test software that might find > in a few hours what POST found in less than two minutes? > > If (more likley when) I crack the case, > I'll try the above program after reseating. Sorry, don't have one. But since POST finds it - doesn't it tell you? - crack the case, and start removing memory. Make sure you don't have a static charge, though unless you're somewhere cold, or the a/c's set to cryogenic, you shouldn't have a charge, and just carefully take out DIMMs from the (one?) bank, and rePOST. mark