I believe the issue to be memory related, I do not know of a way to confirm memtest comes up clean.
I believe my crashes to be memory related due to the fact by changing a few memory settings, I got a change in behavior of the crash when it occurs.
Previously the machine would completely lock up requiring the plug to be pulled, being non responsive to the power button and anything else if you don't pull the plug it would stay frozen indefnitely.
Now with the changed setting the machine simply becomes unresponsive to mouse and keyboard but otherwise still running (it starts repeating the last key stroke too if you happen to have a text box selected when it starts to crumble) then it freezes. audio stops. then a minute or two later display turns off ie it looses signal. Then about 5 minutes later the machine itself shuts down peacefully.
I know hardware. not linux I dont know where to start on linux. Please help.
I believe my crashes to be memory related due to the fact by changing a few memory settings, I got a change in behavior of the crash when it occurs.
Previously the machine would completely lock up requiring the plug to be pulled, being non responsive to the power button and anything else if you don't pull the plug it would stay frozen indefnitely.
Now with the changed setting the machine simply becomes unresponsive to mouse and keyboard but otherwise still running (it starts repeating the last key stroke too if you happen to have a text box selected when it starts to crumble) then it freezes. audio stops. then a minute or two later display turns off ie it looses signal. Then about 5 minutes later the machine itself shuts down peacefully.
I know hardware. not linux I dont know where to start on linux. Please help.