[fishguy]

Can someone translate the kernel problem report that I pasted below?

I recently added 4 GB transIntl memory and re-installed my Geforce 7300 GT vid card. I now have 9 GB of memory, all Transintl - 4 2GB modules and 2 512 MB modules. I would be surprised if its the memory. I've always had good luck with TransIntl memory. Unfortunately I broke the tab on the rear of the vid card slot when removing the card. However it doesn't seem to affect the placement of the card. It seems very secure. I can imagine how much it would cost to get fixed!

Thanks

Sun Nov 9 10:24:02 2008
Machine-check capabilities (cpu 3) 0x0000000000000006:
family: 6 model: 15 stepping: 6 microcode revision 198
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5160 @ 3.00GHz
6 error-reporting banks
Machine-check status 0x0000000000000005
restart IP valid
machine-check in progress
MCA error-reporting registers:
IA32_MC0_STATUS(0x401): 0x1000000020000000 invalid
IA32_MC1_STATUS(0x405): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC2_STATUS(0x409): 0x0000000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC3_STATUS(0x40d): 0x0020000000000000 invalid
IA32_MC4_STATUS(0x411): 0x0000000000000011 invalid
IA32_MC5_STATUS(0x415): 0xb200001080200e0f valid
MCA error code : 0x0e0f
Model specific error code: 0x8020
Other information : 0x00000010
Status bits:
Processor context corrupt
Error enabled
Uncorrected error
panic(cpu 2 caller 0x001A8656): Machine Check at 0x00dd8abc, thread:0xe1d1e40, trapno:0x12, err:0x0, registers:
CR0: 0x8001003b, CR2: 0xb08a0fec, CR3: 0x01297000, CR4: 0x00000660
EAX: 0x00000000, EBX: 0x00000001, ECX: 0x00000001, EDX: 0x00000000
ESP: 0x82f53d00, EBP: 0x82f53e08, ESI: 0x0d6b6800, EDI: 0x0d6d6a00
EFL: 0x00000046, EIP: 0x00dd8abc

Backtrace (CPU 2), Frame : Return Address (4 potential args on stack)
0x7bd59fb8 : 0x12b0fa (0x459234 0x7bd59fec 0x133243 0x0)
0x7bd5a008 : 0x1a8656 (0x462498 0xdd8abc 0xe1d1e40 0x12)
0x7bd5a0e8 : 0x19fcf3 (0x7bd5a100 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x82f53e08 : 0x1a9b69 (0xffffffff 0x7fffffff 0xabc4ea69 0x82)
0x82f53e28 : 0x1a2a4e (0x0 0xe1d1e40 0xabc4ebae 0xc3f9)
0x82f53e58 : 0x135708 (0x7bcbe4bc 0xabc4ebae 0xc3f9 0x7bcbe4a8)
0x82f53ea8 : 0x135f10 (0x1 0xe1d1e40 0xd614b54 0x0)
0x82f53f18 : 0x136a1c (0xe1d1e5c 0xe1d1e5c 0x82f53f78 0x141218)
0x82f53f58 : 0x136ac0 (0x13ea2a 0x0 0x0 0x1a236f)
0x82f53f78 : 0x13ebef (0x13ea2a 0x0 0x0 0x0)
0x82f53fc8 : 0x19eccc (0x0 0x0 0x1a20b5 0xea6a000)
Backtrace terminated-invalid frame pointer 0

BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

Mac OS version:
9F33

Kernel version:
Darwin Kernel Version 9.5.0: Wed Sep 3 11:29:43 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.7.58~1/RELEASE_I386
System model name: MacPro1,1 (Mac-F4208DC8)

[Big Mac]

Can anyone confirm what the IA32_MC0_STATUS(0x401) invalid lines mean? I know IA32 refers to Intel x86, but what does MC0, MC1, etc., refer to? Memory Controller?

[P]

That sure looks like a RAM issue - it refers to "6 error-reporting banks". My guess is that it is the ECC reporting a double error (ECC is single error correct, double error detect). You sure you got the correct type of RAM?

[fishguy]

Ram is from TransIntl which is all I've ever had in this machine. I'll check with the company and see if they will swap out.

Thanks