Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!usc!wuarchive!uunet!ddi1!lrark!rick From: rick@lrark.UUCP (Rick Mobley) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: Abend: NMI Interrupt Summary: Memory ??? Keywords: novell, abend, memory, nmi, parity Message-ID: <576@lrark.UUCP> Date: 16 Nov 90 07:01:33 GMT References: Reply-To: rick@lrark.UUCP (Rick Mobley) Organization: LRTUG - Little Rock Tech User Group - Little Rock, Arkansas. Lines: 23 In article Michael.Soper@office.wang.com writes: >My file server has been crashing with the same error. >So far, I've replaced SIMMs on the extended memory board, and the >board itself in an attempt to fix things. > >My configuration: > > - 286 10Mhz CPU, 1 mono/no lpt, 1 com, 1 360K f1, 2.5Mb RAM > - 30 and 40Mb ST506 disk drives > - Novell SFT NetWare v2.15 I have my doubts that you have enough memory. If you hash the drives and you have SFT turned on you might be right on the edge of RAM. Running out of process space (RAM) gives little or no real indication of what is really happening. ABEND is just that "ABnormal END" and can happen when the stack gets overrun. -- rick@lrark.UUCP * bang path --> uunet!ddi1!lrark!rick * Ricky Mobley * LRTUG (501) 224-9454 * 1800 Sanford Dr. #4 * GEnie Unix RT SysOp address LRARK * Little Rock, AR 72207 * WB5FDP.AR.USA.NA wb5fdp.ampr.org *