> > OK... Do you get the same locations failing with one pair of DIMMs as
> > with another identical pair of DIMMs, or is it just randomly flakey?
>
> never seems to be the same
> (maybe a few are, but they've never all been the same--I'd have to look
> closely to match any addresses)
OK...
> > Are you sure it's not the power supply? If the voltages are only just
> > within spec, you could concievably get the behavior you describe.
>
> well, I have a 450 watt power supply that's rated for more than I'm
> using--it very rarely even becomes warm after hours of use
>
> the voltages go much higher than they need to; I've also tried adjusting
> them and had the same problem
If you've got 10% or more over-voltage, I would be suspicious.
> > I wouldn't even bothing trying to run anything on a machine until it
> > runs Memtest86 for a couple of hours successfully.
>
> I can with single modules, but not with 2..
>
> I don't know what to do...
I would contact Gigabyte about it, and mention that your board with
that specific memory configuration fails Memtest86.
It's not a Linux specific problem.
> thanks for all of the comments/suggestions
No problem. Let us know what happens.
John.
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