Re: About to fix it with hammer


"Conrad" <conrad.h@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Conor wrote:
> > In article <qQ7kf.8140$wf2.957403@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Conrad
> > says...
>
> > Dodgy memory.
>
>
> :-) Good possibility, haven't changed that yet. However, wouldn't the
> RAM react similarly in DOS? I will check it out though.
>

Depends on how intensively the DOS OS is being used. Windows often fails
when DOS doesn't because just booting Windows is more intense than anything
happening in DOS.

I suggest checking your memory w/ memtest-86 ( http://www.memtest86.com ),
run it through several cycles, even overnight if necesssary, just to make
sure it's ok. Memory errors can lead to all kinds of goofy behavior. It's
something EVERYONE should check when building a new PC, just as a matter of
course.

Jim


> Thanks
>


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