Solve : memtest86 strange errors?

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Answer» Well, the test finished significantly faster than I had anticipated. The results came back with no errors. Perhaps Memtest86 from: http://www.memtest86.com/ is not compatible with duel core processors, or at least not my specific processor. Here is a quote from the homepage: Quote Listed below are a few of the planned projects. * Support for memory testing using multiple CPUs. Code is needed to detect, select, park and start CPUs. In addition new methods need to be created for effective memory testing using multiple CPUs. Anyway, the test from: http://www.memtest.org/ was able to ascertain more information about the processor and memory, and came back with zero errors. I was sort of hopping the problem was Hardware related so that I could just replace a part, and have the system work properly, but now I think I am back to the drawing board. Perhaps the POWER supply is not large enough? Is 630W sufficient? The computer was freezing at random times, with no discoverable cause. Sometimes the computer would boot up with no video output, but seam to go through the rest of start up just fine.(with no output detected by the monitor). Also, arbitrarily the computer would return from sleep with no video output, which could sometimes be fixed by a forced shutdown and restart, and other times not. Could it be the graphics card? When the computer is working, it will run games like Crysis 2 and Spore just fine, so I was banking on a memory issue. I suppose the next course of action would be to reinstall the operating system, and see if that fixes the problem. I wish I could replicate the problem, or get some error code to look up. A few other avenues to explore...since we beat the snot outta the RAM. TEMPS: DLoad and install SpeedFan and post some #'s HDD Health: DLoad and run the diagnostics from the drive manuf. site...run the long test. As to the PSU 630W should be enough but it also depends on how steady that power is supplied...who makes the PSU ? ?It is a: RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152035) and I purchased it on 8/30/08 Dloading Speedfan and HDD diagnostic now. Here are the numbers: I am fairly certain that "Temp" is a GPU temperature, because It responds to changes in the GPU fan speed. I will run the HDD diagnostic now. Your CPU temps are well within range...Speedfan panics reporting GPU temps...everything's on fire ! DLoad the GForce diagnostics for correct GPU readings. But it looks like right now heat is not the issue...The HDD scan finished. It did everything, including a full disc surface scan, It came back with no errors. Also I installed ATItool. Even though it says my video card is supported, and ATItool can determine which card I have when I go to settings, It has no information about the card (such as clock speed, or # of stream processors) And when I try to open anything, I says that the graphics card I have chosen is not currently producing video output, and that I should enable it. This might be nothing, or just a problem with ATItool, but I thought I would mention it. Any thing else I should try?Last night I ran a 3dMark test, here are the results: (I have the most recent drivers installed.) The GPU score SEAMS a little low, but not low enough to be a major problem.Is 3DMark actually a 580MG DLoad ? ? Seems a BIT heavy for what it does...ya, its rather large. There are multiple 3D scenes which it renders to attempt to GENERATE the "score." I imagine a 3D engine has to come with 3dMark so it can generate those scenes.Gotcha...Thanx.

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Well, the test finished significantly faster than I had anticipated.
The results came back with no errors.

Perhaps Memtest86 from: http://www.memtest86.com/ is not compatible with duel core processors, or at least not my specific processor.

Here is a quote from the homepage:

Quote

Listed below are a few of the planned projects.

* Support for memory testing using multiple CPUs. Code is needed to detect, select, park and start CPUs. In addition new methods need to be created for effective memory testing using multiple CPUs.

Anyway, the test from: http://www.memtest.org/ was able to ascertain more information about the processor and memory, and came back with zero errors.

I was sort of hopping the problem was Hardware related so that I could just replace a part, and have the system work properly, but now I think I am back to the drawing board.

Perhaps the POWER supply is not large enough? Is 630W sufficient?

The computer was freezing at random times, with no discoverable cause. Sometimes the computer would boot up with no video output, but seam to go through the rest of start up just fine.(with no output detected by the monitor). Also, arbitrarily the computer would return from sleep with no video output, which could sometimes be fixed by a forced shutdown and restart, and other times not.

Could it be the graphics card? When the computer is working, it will run games like Crysis 2 and Spore just fine, so I was banking on a memory issue.

I suppose the next course of action would be to reinstall the operating system, and see if that fixes the problem. I wish I could replicate the problem, or get some error code to look up.
A few other avenues to explore...since we beat the snot outta the RAM.

TEMPS:
DLoad and install SpeedFan and post some #'s
HDD Health:
DLoad and run the diagnostics from the drive manuf. site...run the long test.

As to the PSU 630W should be enough but it also depends on how steady that power is supplied...who makes the PSU ? ?It is a:
RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W ATX12V V2.2/ EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Modular Modular LED Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152035)
and I purchased it on 8/30/08

Dloading Speedfan and HDD diagnostic now.
Here are the numbers:

I am fairly certain that "Temp" is a GPU temperature, because It responds to changes in the GPU fan speed.

I will run the HDD diagnostic now.
Your CPU temps are well within range...Speedfan panics reporting GPU temps...everything's on fire !
DLoad the GForce diagnostics for correct GPU readings.
But it looks like right now heat is not the issue...The HDD scan finished. It did everything, including a full disc surface scan, It came back with no errors.

Also I installed ATItool. Even though it says my video card is supported, and ATItool can determine which card I have when I go to settings, It has no information about the card (such as clock speed, or # of stream processors) And when I try to open anything, I says that the graphics card I have chosen is not currently producing video output, and that I should enable it. This might be nothing, or just a problem with ATItool, but I thought I would mention it.

Any thing else I should try?Last night I ran a 3dMark test, here are the results:

(I have the most recent drivers installed.)

The GPU score SEAMS a little low, but not low enough to be a major problem.Is 3DMark actually a 580MG DLoad ? ?
Seems a BIT heavy for what it does...ya, its rather large. There are multiple 3D scenes which it renders to attempt to GENERATE the "score."
I imagine a 3D engine has to come with 3dMark so it can generate those scenes.Gotcha...Thanx.

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