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| 128529 | 2003-03-16 03:50:00 | How would I test my memory for defects and errors. Scotty |
Scotty_boy (3370) | ||
| 128530 | 2003-03-16 03:58:00 | Wilh some difficulty. Butgross errors will show up with simple tests. The best test I have come across is compiling a Linux system. That finds faulty memory that hardware testers won't. :D You will find quite a few testing programmes, but don't assume that they can find all types of memory failure. A perfect result just means that that programme didn't find any errors. The memory might still cause a real programme to crash. |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 128531 | 2003-03-16 09:56:00 | Memtest86 is a memory test program that is very searching, it will find errors if they are there. It runs from a floppy disk, and takes a very long time to work its way through the tests. You can get it here: public.planetmirror.com |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 128532 | 2003-03-16 10:08:00 | performance test 4 is very good has memory tester in it as well | kiwibeat (304) | ||
| 128533 | 2003-03-16 11:09:00 | DocMemory PC Ram Diagnostic was on PCWorld Dec 2002/Jan 2003 CD. It's very good. | Rod J (451) | ||
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