Originally Posted by willby
...the memtest has been running for nearly a day and there are over 9.5k errors.
Memtest doesn't ever stop of itself, it just ploughs on until you stop it.
Originally Posted by willby
...How do you make sense of this screen as it does'nt come to an end and give a report?
Under the details of the running test is a list of errors (if any). Its usually in red, giving the test number and the memory location that the error occurred at. There isn't a "report" in the sense that I think you mean.
If there are ANY errors then you have a problem. Memtest should run for hours with no errors.
You MUST have a clean bill of health from Memtest. If Memtest is giving errors then NOTHING will ever be stable and it's completely pointless reinstalling the OS or poking around at whatever process svchost happens to be running.
I notice that Toshiba don't seem to sell modules for your PC larger than 1GB and there also seems to be some uncertainty whether the maximum supported is 1.5GB or 1280 MB - maybe that is the problem!
Edited to add:
The Crucial advisor does not list a 1.5GB module as an upgrade for the Satellite A60. The maximum module given is:
Upgrade for the Toshiba Satellite A60 Series
1GB Module Details:
* Crucial Part Number: CT405620
* Module Size: 1GB
* Package: 200-pin SODIMM
* Feature: DDR PC2700
* Configuration: 128Meg x 64
* DIMM Type: UNBUFFERED
* Error Checking: NON-ECC
* Speed: 333
* SDRAM Timings: CL=2.5
* Specs: DDR PC2700 • CL=2.5 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR333 • 2.5V • 128Meg x 64
From Crucial
"Start by determining how many megabytes (MB) your computer can hold.
The Crucial Memory Advisor tool has already done this step for you! The maximum memory your Toshiba Satellite A60 Series can support is 1280MB."
I guess that's likely the answer!
PS: "Her nephew has an identical Toshiba and intalled the same additional memory without any problem." - it's possible that it's a different release of the A60 with a BIOS that DOES support 1.5GB - there seems to be some confusion as to whether the A60 supports 1.28GB or 1.5GB and it probably reflects a changing BIOS.
PPS: There's little/no benefit in having 1.5GB as opposed to 1GB in this Tosh - it's not as if you're going to be editing video files!