Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:43:28 +0100 (BST) | From | Bryn Paul Arnold Jones <> | Subject | Re: 1.3.95 is not stable |
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On Sun, 28 Apr 1996, Matti E Aarnio wrote:
> > I was able to duplicate this crash (with the same 1 bit error in the > > same place) in a variety of motherboard settings with the common > > element being enabled external caching. I'm now running (and have > > about 4 hours of stable uptime) with external caching disabled. > > > > Can these crashes be explained by bad external cache? > > Yes. Years ago my first 386 machine developed a fault > at its cache system. Disabling the cache -- by pulling > out the chips -- did allow the machine to work. >
If it's still under wantary (sp?) get it replaced (if it's not, try anyway) (not the old 386, the other one).
> > -- > > steve@miranova.com baur > > /Matti Aarnio <mea@utu.fi> > Bryn -- PGP key pass phrase forgotten, \ Overload -- core meltdown sequence again :( | initiated. / This space is intentionally left | blank, apart from this text ;-) \____________________________________
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