Kernel panics

[Xose Vazquez Perez]

Sinister Midget wrote:

> MEMTEST86 should do the trick. It usually isn't too important that you
> run all of the tests unless it's a really rare and random problem.
> Generally a run through the first 3 or 4 tests should give some
> indication.

The best is to run all test, even the extended, for some _hours_.
Usually 4 or 5 passes are enough.

cpuburn [1] is faster detecting faults. It stress on the CPU itself,
cooling system, motherboard (especially voltage regulators) and power supply.

[1] http://users.ev1.net/~redelm/