Really slow install

[Owen Townend]

>  >>
>  >>
>  >    You have serious hardware failures. Check your computer!
>  >
>  > Karl
>
>
> Well Karl was right!
>
>  I dismissed hardware failure initially because Windows XP installed
>  and appeared to operate properly.  But then I noticed that Windows is
>  only seeing about 3.4 GB of the 4 GB of RAM installed.  Long story
>  short, I have a faulty dimm.
>
>  Thanks to everyone for their help.
>
>
>  -Sam
>

Hey,

XP seeing only 3.4GB of your ram is not itself indicitive of RAM
failure. Have a look at an explanation like this:
http://www.dansdata.com/askdan00015.htm
(short version: 4GB (32bit) addressable space includes ram + video
memory + other)

You mentioned that your system passed the 'CD Test', was this the CD
integrity check 'Check CD for defects' or have you tried to run the
CD's 'Test Memory' option?

The 'Test Memory' option should give you a (more) definitive answer as
to whether the RAM is actually at fault.

cheers,
Owen.