Fatal errors on new Dell system

2008-08-17, 18:10

I just received a new Dell Quad core system, and Prime95 is getting roundoff errors in the torture test. However the system passes all of its builtin diagnostics, and I seem to be having a hard time convincing Dell that there really is a hardware problem. Has anyone else had a computer from a major manufacturer that had this sort of issue? The system is mostly stable, but I'm not happy with it if it can't run Prime95 correctly.

jrk · 2008-08-17, 21:13

Return it for refund.

Uncwilly · 2008-08-19, 02:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by davidm

Has anyone else had a computer from a major manufacturer that had this sort of issue?

Got a Fujitsu laptop that P95 showed to have memory errors. I ran memtest to confirm it, then swapped it for a replacement. Burned in the new one with memtest, before ever booting windows.

2008-08-17, 18:10	#1
davidm 2·3,463 Posts	Fatal errors on new Dell system I just received a new Dell Quad core system, and Prime95 is getting roundoff errors in the torture test. However the system passes all of its builtin diagnostics, and I seem to be having a hard time convincing Dell that there really is a hardware problem. Has anyone else had a computer from a major manufacturer that had this sort of issue? The system is mostly stable, but I'm not happy with it if it can't run Prime95 correctly.

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2008-08-17, 21:13	#2
jrk May 2008 3×5×73 Posts	Return it for refund.