Re: Laptop repair

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Author: Technomage
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Laptop repair
Mark Phillips wrote:
> I ran memtest on each back individually for an hour or so, and no failures.
> memtest won't run when both banks are installed. It crashes somewhere from
> during boot to running the test.
>
> Mark
>
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:50 AM, Eric Shubert <> wrote:
>
>

its unusual, but it could be that either the dma controller for that
slot or the slot itself has gone bad.
if it still works perfectly on the one slot, use it as a webserver in
house or some other purpose
that doesn't require a lot of speed. you could always donate it to a
charity or perhaps one of our fellow
pluggers whose stuck with a desktop.

dpends on what you want the machine used for. :)

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