tux99 1 Report post Posted February 3, 2009 (edited) I have written a short article on how to test RAM for defects, I hope this can be useful for less experienced PC users experiencing random crashes or lock-ups of their PC, to help track down the cause. You can find it here: http://www.linuxtech.net/tips+tricks/hw_diagnostics-pt1.html Comments and suggestions are very welcome! Edited March 31, 2009 by tux99 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianw1974 11 Report post Posted February 3, 2009 Looks good :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Scrimpshire 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 The content is great. Very thorough. I would make a small suggestion. I would move the "Warnings" section to the top of the article, right after the title and sub-title, to encourage it being read before attempting anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tux99 1 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 The content is great. Very thorough. I would make a small suggestion. I would move the "Warnings" section to the top of the article, right after the title and sub-title, to encourage it being read before attempting anything. Thanks for the compliments, I think the 'warnings' section at the top of the article would scare off some unexperienced people from even reading any further (and would disrupt the page layout too much), but I have now put a highlighted note to read the warnings section, at the beginning of the diagnostics section, to which they primarily apply. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianw1974 11 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 I think it's fine where you placed it now, it wouldn't necessarily need to be at the top - only just before when you start to say take out memory, etc, etc it's enough just to say before. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dude67 0 Report post Posted February 5, 2009 Nice. Me likes. In addition to the very nicely written content, the text is easy to read (neutral colours) and most importantly the text is not too long! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites