Re: hardware checks (was Re: invalid memory alloc request

From: Terry Fielder <terry(at)ashtonwoodshomes(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Janning Vygen <vygen(at)gmx(dot)de>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: hardware checks (was Re: invalid memory alloc request
Date: 2006-01-23 22:30:22
Message-ID: 43D558FE.1010405@ashtonwoodshomes.com
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I second Tom:

badblocks and memtest86 are what I use and works great on all kinds of
hardware. You don't even need a specific OS for memtest86 because you
can make a bootable floppy and test any old piece of hardware it recognizes.

Terry

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Terry Fielder
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Great Gulf Homes / Ashton Woods Homes
Fax: (416) 441-9085

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