From: Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:37:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <AANLkTim-98DANhL9dCH3miLLAkb4jfj_bBhV3iPmL3QC@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201009152143.16407.michaelkintzios@gmail.com>
>> > I'm getting a lot of machine check exception errors in dmesg on my
>> > hosted server. Running mcelog I get:
>> >
>> > # mcelog
>> > HARDWARE ERROR. This is *NOT* a software problem!
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> > Should I just contact the hosting company? Can anyone give me more
>> > info on what this means? Bad memory?
>>
>> They are likely better able to help you if it's a hardware problem.
>
> It reads as if the error correction in one of the RAM modules is kicking in.
> Ask them to reseat or replace the bad module - which they will have to find by
> trial and error. They could hot-swap them and see then the errors stop.
> --
> Regards,
> Mick
They offered to take my machine down and do a memory test which they
said would take a number of hours. Is a memory test likely to help?
Did you suggest reseating or replacing RAM modules as opposed to a
memory test because it will result in less downtime?
- Grant
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-09-21 17:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-09-14 16:45 [gentoo-user] machine check exception errors Grant
2010-09-14 18:16 ` Albert Hopkins
2010-09-15 20:43 ` Mick
2010-09-21 17:37 ` Grant [this message]
2010-09-21 19:15 ` Stroller
2010-09-21 21:32 ` Mick
2010-09-22 1:24 ` Grant
2010-09-22 9:19 ` Mick
2010-09-22 16:42 ` Grant
2010-09-23 4:26 ` Dale
2010-09-23 9:02 ` Neil Bothwick
2010-09-25 16:38 ` Grant
2010-09-25 18:09 ` [gentoo-user] " walt
2010-09-25 20:47 ` Grant
2010-09-25 21:53 ` Dale
2010-09-25 23:11 ` walt
2010-09-25 23:17 ` Dale
2010-09-25 23:20 ` [gentoo-user] " Volker Armin Hemmann
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