[RESOLVED] Machine Check Error

Tarquinn · Post by **Tarquinn** » 2011/12/27 14:38:26

Hello *,

to make it short, while booting the regular 6.2 x64 installation DVD, I'm getting "Machine Check Error" just after this first isolinux etc. line.

The motherboard is an Asus P8B WS (C206) with a Core i5-2390T and 8 GB RAM.

Is there a solution for this?

Thank you in advance.

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pschaff · Post by **pschaff** » 2011/12/27 14:51:04

Welcome to the CentOS fora. Please see the recommended reading for new users linked in my signature.

Sounds like a hardware problem. Have you got any other OS running on this hardware? Have you tried the LiveCD/DVD as a compatibility check?

Tarquinn · Post by **Tarquinn** » 2011/12/27 15:02:05

Thanks for the quick reply.

Yes, WinXP is running without problems.
The live media would be my next step, it's just that my connection is not that fast, so I though there's maybe an easier way.

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pschaff · Post by **pschaff** » 2011/12/27 15:06:55

You could try running memtest86+ at least overnight to check for memory errors. Seems that Linux sometimes finds them even when Windows does not complain.

Tarquinn · Post by **Tarquinn** » 2011/12/27 15:36:25

Ok, I'll try.

Meanwhile I also tried a Fedora 14 LiveCD I still have (i686 though) and it runs fine, too.

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pschaff · Post by **pschaff** » 2011/12/27 15:40:03

Might try the 32-bit CentOS installer, although I would think an i5 CPU/MB would be 64-bit compatible. Might also check for BIOS updates and options.

Tarquinn · Post by **Tarquinn** » 2011/12/27 19:58:13

Well, the installation from the LiveDVD worked w/o problems.
I don't know why this machine didn't like the regular media...

Thanks.

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pschaff · Post by **pschaff** » 2011/12/27 20:46:52

Thanks for reporting back. Hope it continues to work. Marking this thread [RESOLVED] for posterity.

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