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Heute gegen eine der heiligen Grundregeln verstoßen und verschiedene RAM-Riegel miteinander vermischt. 😱😱

Mal schauen, wie problematisch das tatsächlich ist.

Every problem comes with a learning. This #ThinkPad was freezing randomly, and as a part of the diagnosis, I learned about #memtest86+. Since then, I've been running these tests on all my machines. 🤓

Also: from this #W510 experiences I learned there is a difference between #MEMTest86 and #memtest86plus

#wikipedia has a good summary:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MemTest86

In short, the old MEMTest86 went dormant so a fork was created with new capabilities, #processor and #memory support, etc - it resolved the weirdness I experienced trying to test all four DIMM banks on the W510 but MEMTest86 only would see the first DIMM slot

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Part 4/4 following up on the thread:
The continuing efforts with the #ThinkPad #W510: Though that 32GB tested out fine with #MEMTest86plus v7, that does not mean the #BIOS and other circuitry in a W510 can handle 32GB. Thanks to the local vintage computing group cluing me in that e820 BIOS routines were not tested against 32 GB of physical memory. If wonky, then that could confuse the bootloader – the issues I was running into.

On their suggestion, I replaced the #DIMMs with four (4) 4GB DIMMs totaling 16GB. Ran #MEMTest86+ and they passed.

Reinitiated the #Win11 install, and the install worked! But like the #Win10 #x86 install I had on here previously; #Windows is dog slow on this laptop. It was usable, was able to update the latest patches and such, but painful and not the end user experience I wanted. With only a i7 1.6Ghz processor, this may be the cutoff for usability. Any of the i5 or i7 ThinkPads with >2Ghz processors ran Win11 with minimal issues and certainly not with this slowness I experienced.

So, I have re-thought my plans for this #laptop reinstalling #debian latest and thinking about what to do next for my workbench needs. Need to do some research on which other #Lenovo #thinkpads have #eSATA ports which would have faster processors than this W510.

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MemTest86+ (a DIMM/SODIM testing tool) showing a passing score on four 4GB memory modules in a ThinkPad W510

Windows 11 update running on a ThinkPad W510

Two 4GB DIMMs installed in the DIMM slots underneath a ThinkPad W510. The DIMMs were saved from a previous ThinkPad that was upgraded to 8GB DIMMs.

Two 4GB DIMMs installed in the DIMM slots underneath the keyboard of a ThinkPad W510. The W510 has 4 DIMM slots, two are underneath the keyboard and 2 are accessed from underneath the laptop. The picture shows the keyboard still connected to the motherboard, pushed away enough to access the DIMM slots.

The DIMMs were saved from a previous ThinkPad that was upgraded to 8GB DIMMs.

Part 1/4
The continuing efforts with the #ThinkPad #W510:
A nice surprise is this has four (4) #DIMM slots, so I was able to upgrade the memory to 32GB (and tested out fine with #MEMTest86+ ver 7)!

Unfortunately, getting an #OS installed has been problematic. As I mentioned previously, to use this as my #workbench #laptop for testing, #imaging, and #wiping #HardDrives and #SSDs (leveraging that #eSATA port) all the manufacturer and optimal #opensource tools are on #Windows.
I started with the #Win11 LTSP: Booted up fine, initial install was fine – and the initial boot want to a black screen with a blinking cursor.
Ok, let me try #Win10 64-bit LTSP with the same results: Booted up fine, initial install was fine – and the initial boot want to a black screen with a blinking cursor.

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MemTest86+ running on a ThinkPad W510 testing the four 8 GB DIMMs installed, for a total of 32GB of RAM

A ThinkPad W510 laptop with the "black screen of death" having only a blinking cursor

#Memtest86+ 7.20 has been released (#Memtest86Plus / #Memtest / #RAMTester / #MemoryTester / #ComputerMemory) https://www.memtest.org/

My PC has started randomly freezing again, I had really hoped it was only a software issue but I’m not so sure now. Running #memtest86 to rule out any memory issues.

#Linux #EndeavourOS

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@ravirockks OFC they don't.

And by "don't I don't mean "teach #assembly and CPU architectures" but anything that goes beyond #LinusTechTips's #Tutorials...

At best they show people how to change fan curves in the #UEFI or hiw to run #memtest86+, but mostly they just "teach" people how to consume #Windows and at best #macOS and that's it.

I mean I don't expect any training center to teach people how to build #mkroot (#toybox + #linux) or #LinuxFromScratch but at least showing people how to use @ubuntu / #UbuntuLTS & @tails_live / @tails / #Tails should be in the cards if #RHEL & #SLES / #SLED isn't.

Same with @libreoffice / #LibreOffice & @thunderbird / #Thunderbird.

At least the most pointless certification - #ECDL - isn't hard-locked to #Windows11 & #MicrosoftOffice per-se!

Fehlerdiagnose-Tool für RAM: Memtest86+ 7.20 erkennt Ryzen 9000X(3D) & Core Ultra 200S https://www.computerbase.de/news/apps/fehlerdiagnose-tool-fuer-ram-memtest86-plus-7-20-erkennt-ryzen-9000x-3d-und-core-ultra-200s.90287/ #MemTest86 #RAM

First time in 25 years. #memtest86

Screenshot of memtest86 showing a big red FAIL.

Long time no see. #memtest86

Screenshot of a running memtest session.

Any #ARM #ARM64 enthusiasts or maybe power users even know of a #MemTest86 for our architecture? Thank-you in advance.

Whoomp! There it is 🥳

Must have been the fastest #Aliexpress order to date: ordered on Sunday, delivered on Thursday.

I’ll let it run #memtest86 overnight to check RAM.

(3/4) Then I tested a different external hard drive. The same thing again. Some of the checksums were different. I was too lazy to test the hardware before installing #FreeBSD. Now I'm testing the hardware with #MemTest86. And yes: the RAM is no longer reliable. It's a shame, but luckily I've now identified the problem and new RAM isn't too expensive.

Picture of a running MemTest86 test with memory errors.

I have a theory as to what is going wrong...

#linux #memtest86

Memtest86 running on a PC, displaying a big FAIL banner

Lately, when booting my computer, I had strange behaviors: either #grub would show itself twice and then tell me it couldn't load the kernel, or it would tell me "bad page state in process swapper." Turning off and on my computer a few times would make it boot. I read online it meant my RAM or drive was dead, but #memtest86 had 5 successful passes, and no errors on the drive were reported. It turns out that updating my #asus motherboard changed the RAM voltage. Setting the correct value fixed it

@unnameduser

Maybe test your RAM. #memtest86
And have a look at your SMART data from your HDD/SSD.

Just to rule that route out. 😉

Bugs really, REALLY <3 me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YcSt5148yQ Halt & Catch Fire. 64-bit #GRUB2 crashes if one specifies a #memtest86+ supplied #badram address! :-/

Mit Memtest86+ kannst du den Hauptspeicher (RAM) deines Computer prüfen. Unter Linux geht das ganz einfach. Ich zeige dir wie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5iiIsF8hVk

https://www.spacefun.ch/linux-videos#tuxwiz19

#Linux #Memtest #Memtest86 #TuxWiz #SpaceFun

@lobingera Bei alten Laptops mache ich erstmal Hardware Diagnose (#memtest86+ für CPU, RAM und Motherboard, #smartmontools für HD/SSD, etc.) - wenn da alles im grünen Bereich ist, denke ich über Hardware-Upgrade nach. So habe ich gerade ein älteres #Thinkpad mit wenig Speicher mit einem 16GB-RAM-Modul für 35€ wieder fit gemacht.

#memtest86

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