[Sussex] Memory Died Today

[Steve Dobson]

Hi all

Today I had my first system crash due to dead memory - maybe as the
result of cosmic rays.  :-)

While upgrading my server it died!  It wouldn't reboot and sometimes it
wouldn't even finish the memory check in the BIOS - it would either
finsih themeory check and then die a little later or stop after the
first 128K in the memory check itself.

So I pulled the second stick and replaced it with a spare I just
happened to have and now the server is backup and running fine.

Andy - shut up :-)  I like my cosmic ray theory even if there is another
more logical explanation. :-)  I did once have a supplier (Sun) tell me
that the bug I was reporting might be due to cosmic rays - I dismissed
that because it was very, very repeatable, but I've been looking out for
a cosmic ray excuse ever since and this is the closest I've got.  Cosmic
rays damaged my memory!  :-)

Steve
-- 
Steve Dobson

BOFH excuse #134:

because of network lag due to too many people playing deathmatch

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