[ubuntu-uk] pc parts compatibility

[Alan Pope]

Hi Lucy,

On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 10:33:46AM +0000, Lucy wrote:
> I made the mistake of buying a pre-built system with a Jetway mobo
> from Aria a few months back. I can say that while it definately runs
> on Ubuntu I wouldn't recommend it. The machine kernel panics about
> once a week and I had to take out half the ram just to get it to
> recognise the hard drive. The ram problem is bios related and I'm
> still waiting to hear back from Aria after a month! Next time I think

Have you run a memory test for a long time - over 12 hours to determine if 
the RAM is just plain faulty?

Cheers,
Al.