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memtest86 freezes after 1 sec. Does that mean RAM is bad?
Hello,
My PC has been rock-solid for years, until a few weeks ago. One day, the GUI just locked up. I could still move the mouse, but couldn't click anything.
I run Linux Mint, and I'm still able to SSH into the system at this point, but I need to kill the X server (Xorg process) because it's totally unresponsive.
I rebooted and ran memtest86, but it freezes after just 1 second -- always at exactly 32%. I tried pressing F1 for failsafe mode, but the result is the same.
In the past when I've run memtest86, it actually reports that the RAM is bad, rather than locking up, so I'm not sure what to make of this.
Does it mean the RAM is bad?
Also, the little red plus-sign continues to blink. But It doesn't respond to any keys, not even Ctrl-Alt-Del.
Thanks for any advice. Screenshot attached.
My PC has been rock-solid for years, until a few weeks ago. One day, the GUI just locked up. I could still move the mouse, but couldn't click anything.
I run Linux Mint, and I'm still able to SSH into the system at this point, but I need to kill the X server (Xorg process) because it's totally unresponsive.
I rebooted and ran memtest86, but it freezes after just 1 second -- always at exactly 32%. I tried pressing F1 for failsafe mode, but the result is the same.
In the past when I've run memtest86, it actually reports that the RAM is bad, rather than locking up, so I'm not sure what to make of this.
Does it mean the RAM is bad?
Also, the little red plus-sign continues to blink. But It doesn't respond to any keys, not even Ctrl-Alt-Del.
Thanks for any advice. Screenshot attached.
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