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Answer» So I ran the memory test on some questionable memory. Thing is that it says that its going from test 8 to 3. Doesnt it give you a completion notice or somethin? I had this run for least a day an a half know Which memory test? This one: You don't have to buy. Lots of memory test programs out there. 5 Free Memory Test (RAM Test) Software Programs You don't have to buy anything. Free memory test programs are bountiful. Windows Memory Diagnostic Im useing the one from Hiens 15 but, that seems too be itIf it ca run for an hour and no failures, your PC is stable.so it loops no matter It was more then an hour an was kind of question able Quote from: Ryuk on April 03, 2012, 02:35:07 PM so it loops no matter It was more then an hour an was kind of question ableAs long as it is giving output it is running. If any memory cell was unreliable it would give an alert you would notice. We are taking about the Microsoft S Memory test - Right? How to Use MS Memory Diagnostic – MS Memory Diagnostic Tutorial Quote MS Memory Diagnostic uses HANDY colors during the test indicate the program status.Does this help? I like to run the test longer as it can help find a possible overheating or power supply problem. The memory test program does not require any Windows services and uses a very small amount of memory for itself. Thus any errors would have to be in hardware, not software. But this does not test the hard drive. It is a memory check, which verifies that the most critical things are WORKING well. Any defective CPU would crash the memory test.Mem86, like the topic says I cn't help ypou with "mem86", it is not available. Quote from: Ryuk on April 03, 2012, 04:05:31 PM Mem86, like the topic says Geek is right. that product doesn't exist. More importantly, why do you continue to think the memory is "questionable" when it passes the RAM tests? Isn't the point of memory tests to determine whether memory is good or bad and remove any "question" as to that? Memtest86 keeps looping until it finishes.A memory test is often written in low-level code to reduce its footprint and thus reduce the chance of it damaging. itself. As long as the program is still running, the memory and the program are good. There are simple PATTERNS that are used to reveal different types of failures. One trick is to use a changing pattern of modulus 255. That catches address decoder errors. But I am sure the writers of the memory test know. That sort of thing has been around for ages. Memory test is one of the simplest yet critical tests for your PC. Modern memory systems in Personal Computers hardly ever, almost never, use ECC. There fore the memory test is very important. As BC said, Memtest86 is rood. So is the Microsoft test. PS. IMHO if you are going ton use twp or three memory sticks, test them all together. TESTING them one by NONE is not the same thing. Contrary to 'conventional 'wisdom. MemTest is designed to loop....it will run until the User closes it. Quote from: Geek-9pm on April 03, 2012, 05:26:00 PM I cn't help ypou with "mem86", it is not available. Thats what the Hiens Disk says |
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