duration has multiple factors from the quantity of ram to bus speed to memory speed. I have run into this before, and most times it proved that the board I was using for the backbone of my computer was the culprit. On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 8:16 AM Michael wrote: > memtest reported: pass complete- no errors > it took about an hour..... should it have taken longer? > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 3:44 AM wrote: > >> Run memtest... >> >> >> Michael writes: >> >> > It doesn't happen often bu every once in a while the computer freezes. I >> > then do a hard reboot (push the button until it turns off) and when it >> is >> > powering on nothing loads.... not even the BIOS screen (the first screen >> > that appears after pushing the power button). Any ideas as to what is >> going >> > on? >> > >> > -- >> > :-)~MIKE~(-: >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen