You have a system that periodically locks up. You have ruled out software, and now suspect that it is hardware. What should you do first that could help you narrow it down to the component at fault?
A. rotate the RAM
B. replace the RAM
C. replace the level 2 cache SIMM
D. disable the CPU cache in CMOS
E. replace the CPU
Answer: Option D
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