[Tfug] proving ram, hard drives, cdroms etc. are good

[JD Rogers]

> RAM and its systems
>
> http://www.memtest.org
>
> version 1.65 is the latest version, you can download a floppy installer
> using rawrite or a bootable cd ISO that you can burn to CD.  It doesn't
> matter if you test the RAM in another computer, your problem computer could
> have a flaw in its memory controller.  Memtest also verifies that the memory
> controller and other related systems are functional.  If you're not using
> memtest, you may as well give up, now.

I believe the ubuntu or kubuntu live dvd's and maybe even the debian
install cd have memtest built in as a boot option. Perhaps gentoo does
too? It's one of the options if you hit the help key and look at
'other ways to use this disk'.