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Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

20th Nov 2016, 11:57

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Fault tracing with a bootable USB stick

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Posted By John Marsh

M. le Pingouin: Good thinking...:ok: there's...

M. le Pingouin:

Good thinking...:ok: there's just the one RAM stick.

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

19th Nov 2016, 13:15

Replies: 18

Fault tracing with a bootable USB stick

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Posted By John Marsh

Thanks Bushfiva. I ran the Lenovo Solution...

Thanks Bushfiva.

I ran the Lenovo Solution Center comprehensive test option today. System froze during the random number sequence test on the RAM.

Memtest86 includes this test and it passed...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

17th Nov 2016, 12:19

Replies: 18

Fault tracing with a bootable USB stick

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Posted By John Marsh

Progress

After much fiddling about, I have succeeded in booting this machine from a USB stick.:)

The setup: BIOS boot mode in Legacy Support. UEFI off. Fast Boot off. USB boot enabled.

With the...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

20th Sep 2016, 18:12

Replies: 18

Fault tracing with a bootable USB stick

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Posted By John Marsh

The HDD is the mechanical type. Judging by the...

The HDD is the mechanical type. Judging by the price of a SSD, a spare drive might be a good idea anyway.

RAM is 8GB.

I ran it in Safe Mode today; froze. No explanatory entry in the Event Log...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

19th Sep 2016, 14:46

Replies: 18

Fault tracing with a bootable USB stick

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Posted By John Marsh

Thanks for the tech tips!:ok: Crystal Disk...

Thanks for the tech tips!:ok:

Crystal Disk Info 7.0.3 x64 gives: Health Status: Good. Temperature: 26°C.

All the listed parameters have blue dots by them.

In the Event Log, I found a...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

17th Sep 2016, 12:52

Replies: 18

Fault tracing with a bootable USB stick

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Posted By John Marsh

Bushfiva: Thanks, I'll get S.M.A.R.T. sorted for...

Bushfiva: Thanks, I'll get S.M.A.R.T. sorted for Linux.

Which test flavors of Linux would you suggest? I'm pretty much a total newbie...

ExGrunt: I don't know yet re. any persistent storage on...

Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting

17th Sep 2016, 00:10

Replies: 18

Fault tracing with a bootable USB stick

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Posted By John Marsh

Fault tracing with a bootable USB stick

I have a USB stick with several flavours of Linux* on (in?) it. I'm hoping to use it to soak test my Lenovo Ideapad S300-151BR.

The Lenovo freezes at will. Originally a Windows 10 machine, now...

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