Alright with a new hard drive I'm trying to install Linux my only problem is that when I turn the machine on it sometimes gets to the Ubuntu screen but then shuts off on its own. Other times it posts then shuts off sometimes it doesnt post at all just restarts.
What could be the problem?
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Grinding whirring is usually mechanical. About the only thing mechanical in a computer is the hard drive.
-Bok
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
The hard drive is new though...
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
From what you've said, I'd suspect a power issue.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Yeah, a weak power supply is most likely.
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
If you hear grinding and you see random restarts at multiple random places during boot, my first guess would be your processor is overheating, and the grinding is your processor fan not functioning properly.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
its a Pentium III, I highly doubt it could over heat enough, but the case is off and I see the fan functioning normally. It could be possible I am mistaking grinding for electric noise.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Ah, then my guess would be the same as Tom and fugu.
-Bok
Posted by erosomniac (Member # 6834) on :
And you're sure it's going full speed? I dunno about you, but I can't tell by looking whether a fan is moving at 1000 rpm or 3500 rpm.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
k, changed back to the older power supply and it seems to work fine now, odd.
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
Ubuntu seems to come with an inbuilt memory tester.......
so far I am 200+ failing addresses Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
Now I am at 500+
Posted by Blayne Bradley (Member # 8565) on :
There are now 4000+ failing memory addresses.
Posted by NotMe (Member # 10470) on :
If memtest shows more than about 2 errors, then your RAM is not functioning properly. (Unless you are near a powerful source of ionizing radiation, which isn't likely, given that you are still alive.) Either your RAM is running at too high a clock speed for the voltage being provided, or it is truly dying.
You should try to isolate the errors to a specific memory module. You can usually do this by looking at what range of addresses are failing. If all your sticks are failing (assuming you have multiple modules), then it is still likely a power issue. If you only have a single problematic stick, try testing it in a different machine.
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