[ale] MoBo works with kernel 2.6.29 but not newer.

[Scott Castaline]

On 01/29/2011 08:47 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
> run memtest. If the system really is a 64 bit and it's hitting bad ram
> it can blow up in strange ways. If it's 32 bit and the original os was
> not PAE and neither was the original test live CD, the upper memory
> would have never been hit.
>
> F14 for 32 bit is always PAE so it may be fine until it uses it.
>
> The variable nature of the failure suggests  the failure occurs at
> different points in the boot process. As the boot process is still
> dependent on when the kernel walks the bus and that is determined by
> when the mobo says it's available, I'm wondering if a chipset is on
> the borderline of too warm or something is pulling a tad too much
> power at the wrong time on a 5V line or if maybe you just hit a bus
> conflict with the particular ordering of start up.
>
Ran memtest86+ overnight NPF

I feel that it is the chipset, that would make sense as to what is going on.