Zach, There is hardware that will test the RAM on BIOS and identify which stick is broken. memtest, on Knoppix CDs, and as a Debian package, can test RAM but usually cannot identify which stick. Some hardware even has ECC and detection circuitry that will log the event to a small processor on the system board. Examining the event log can show the fault. This hardware is generally more expensive than consumer hardware. I've no idea what Bob is using. It's not that important exactly what he is using, but at least I've explained some of the options. -- James Cameron mailto:quozl at us.netrek.org http://quozl.netrek.org/ _______________________________________________ vanilla-devel mailing list vanilla-devel at us.netrek.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/vanilla-devel