[ltp] 600e Memory Test in BIOS

[Chris Dailey]

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On Tue, 9 Jul 2002, Steven Crane wrote:

> Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 23:07:00 +0100
> From: Steven Crane <steven@plansofmice.co.uk>
> Reply-To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
> To: linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
> Subject: [ltp] 600e Memory Test in BIOS
>
> Can someone give me an idea of how long the BIOS Memory test routine is supposed
> to take?
>
> All the others tests checked out OK, but the Memory test seemed to lock up.
>
> The Harddrive test appeared not to be doing anything for a long time, but in that case
> the cursor remained moveable. In the case of the memory check the cursor froze and
> eventually I switched the machine off.
>
> My current configuration is 366MHz / 128MB (inc. the 32MB system RAM).
> Presumably the length of testing varies with the amount of memory and speed of
> processor.
>
> Reluctant to run the test again, without having some idea of how long I can expect to
> wait for it to complete.
>
> ---Steven
>
>
>
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I found that it takes ten or more minutes to run on my 600E.

Chris D.

"I want to die in my sleep like my father, not in a screaming panic like
his passengers!"

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