Hi I've let the comp chug away at memtest for 6 hours..it came up with no errors. I then stopped it,
I'm still get the text I posted earlier...I'm really disheartened now! On 6 Oct 2010 09:01, "javadayaz" <javada...@gmail.com> wrote: > well i let mine go to 70% ...and that was within half an hour...but like i > said ..i didnt let it finish...ill do so tonight when i get home! > > On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 8:58 AM, Andy Partington > <andy.parting...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> On 6 October 2010 07:46, javadayaz <javada...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> ok will do...although i did run one before ( after all these problems >>> occurred, after i reapplied the thermal coating) but then quit after 70% >>> ...but i will run it again! >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 7:44 AM, Rob Beard <r...@esdelle.co.uk> wrote: >>> >>>> On 06/10/10 06:58, javadayaz wrote: >>>> > Just an update to all this..when I run livecd...it will let me choose >>>> an >>>> > option...but then the cd loads and the pc shuts down..and restarts! >>>> >>>> Okay I wonder if it's a hardware problem that has developed due to the >>>> excess heat. Try booting up the CD and when you get to the boot menu >>>> select the option to test memory (it might say Memtest). >>>> >>>> Run this for a few hours (at least) and let us know if you get any >>>> errors, crashes or reboots. >>>> >>>> Rob >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >>>> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >>>> >>> >> >> To run a proper memtest you want to run it for 6-8 hours minimum, this will >> give your PC a good work over at the same time. >> >> My niece had a similar issue as you with CPU overheating on her laptop, I >> could run live cds and leave it in the bios for ages but running Windows >> after about 10 minutes it would shut down so doing something >> fairly strenuous would be a good test. >> >> Andy >> >> >> -- >> ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ >> >> > > > -- > Regards > > Javad
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