ERROR when I cold boot my computer

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3 total messages Started by GuyDS Tue, 10 Dec 1996 00:00

#67

Author: GuyDS
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 00:00

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When I boot my computer for the first time that day ( =  power on), I
get the following error message: "memory test fail".  If I then press
the reset button or <ctrl-alt-del> my computer restarts without error
messages.
When I shutdown my computer (after I've worked for a while) and
restart it (power on) within (about) an hour, there is no problem at
all.  But when I restart it (power on) after a few hours, I get the
error message again.

It seems that the error message only appears when I litteraly "COLD"
boot my computer.
Do I have a bad simm ?  Or is it something else ?

My configuration:

- Intel pentium 120 processor
- 2 x 16 MB SIMMs (60 ns)
- Chaintec 5VGM motherboard (released july 1996):
    - award bios v4.51PG (07/01/96)
    - intel 82430VX four chips PCIset
    - ZIF socket 7
    - 256K Pipeline Burst Cache (on board)
- Diamond Stealth 64 Graphics wxith 2 MB DRAM
- Seagate Medalist 1270 (1,3 GB) Hard Disk
- Zoom v.34I 28.800 Bps Fax/Modem (internal)
- Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 PnP
- Mitsumi 4 x speed Cd-Rom (internal)

I've you think you know the solution, please let me know !!

Thanks

E-Mail: GuyDS@www.dma.be

Re: ERROR when I cold boot my computer

#68

Author: Bart Vermeersch
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 00:00

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GuyDS@www.dma.be wrote:
> 
> When I boot my computer for the first time that day ( =  power on), I
> get the following error message: "memory test fail".  If I then press
> the reset button or <ctrl-alt-del> my computer restarts without error
> messages.
> When I shutdown my computer (after I've worked for a while) and
> restart it (power on) within (about) an hour, there is no problem at
> all.  But when I restart it (power on) after a few hours, I get the
> error message again.
> 
> It seems that the error message only appears when I litteraly "COLD"
> boot my computer.
> Do I have a bad simm ?  Or is it something else ?

Staat uw computer in een koud lokaal? Misschien moet hij eerst wat
opwarmen?
 
_______________________________________
Bart Vermeersch  

E-mail: bv@usingit.be
Internet: www.usingit.be/bv
________________________________________

Re: ERROR when I cold boot my computer

#69

Author: Stephen Jeavons
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 00:00

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Bart Vermeersch <bv@usingit.be> wrote:
>GuyDS@www.dma.be wrote:
>> 
>> When I boot my computer for the first time that day ( =  power on), I
>> get the following error message: "memory test fail".  If I then press
>> the reset button or <ctrl-alt-del> my computer restarts without error
>> messages.
>> When I shutdown my computer (after I've worked for a while) and
>> restart it (power on) within (about) an hour, there is no problem at
>> all.  But when I restart it (power on) after a few hours, I get the
>> error message again.
>> 
>> It seems that the error message only appears when I litteraly "COLD"
>> boot my computer.
>> Do I have a bad simm ?  Or is it something else ?
>
>Staat uw computer in een koud lokaal? Misschien moet hij eerst wat
>opwarmen?
 
i.e. Does your computer live in a cold (unheated) environment ? Perhaps your PC
requires some warming up initially when started from cold ?

Stephen

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