On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 09:24:49PM +0000, I.E.Broadbent wrote: > I built two boxes last week... > both (almost) identical.... > CPU - Both AMD Socket-AM2 64bit Dual Core (one 4300 and one 4600) > Memory - both identical - 4 x 1gig modules per motherboard > Motherboard - both identical - Gigabyte S-Series M61P-S3 > Both using onboard Network and Graphics > > > One machine works fine.... no problems.... in fact superb fast and sweet > as a nut. > > The other ... is a dog! > It wont output any display at all when all 4 memory slots are populated, > and when using only 1,2, or 3 it 'stutters' along working for about 40 > seconds then locking up for 10 accepting no input and producing no > output. > > I have exchanged the motherboard for another, making no difference > Have upgraded the BIOS to version'f' - no improvement > Have changed the power-supply (and enlarged) to ensure it's not a > voltage issue. > > I even used different memory modules to see if it made a difference, .. > but it didn't. > > The only thing I haven't changed is the CPU... but the supplier is > reluctant to swap it out .. claiming that if it is working at all (even > crippled) then it wont be the CPU at fault. My claim is that it is > the ONLY thing left, and if the dual-core addressing has an error then > it might explain the 'stuttering' and the failure to boot when connected > to 4 modules.
My first guess would be memory but you've changed that; no guarantee that the new stuff is OK. Try pulling the memory from the board that works great. Try just using one stick, then two, then four. Compare the dmesg and /var/log/syslog from each box. Try a serial console and the first thing you do on boot is cat /var/log/syslog. This way you can capture it before the box crashes. Swap drives between the systems. Last (since you have to disturb the heat-sink grease), swap the CPUs from one to the other MB. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
