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Memory testing with MemTest86
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Memory testing with MemTest86
Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 6:40 am
Posted by Myself
(2 messages posted)
Forget CheckIt! There's a great program specifically designed to test your memory
as thoroughly as possible, it's called MemTest86 and it happens to be free. (Released
under the GNU General Public License.)
The MemTest86 installer creates a bootable floppy, then you reboot to run the test.
The quick once-over should only take a few minutes, but I've seen faults that only
appeared in one of the longer tests. Select "all tests" and let it run for a few
hours if you want to be really sure.
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re: Memory testing with MemTest86
Saturday, November 8, 2003 at 11:19 am
Posted by Lafiel
(3 messages posted)
My Dell Laptop doesn't come with a floppy drive. Is there another type of software-based
memory test that will work without requiring a floppy? Yes, yes, I know something
that sits on the hard drive means some parts of the memory may be inadequately tested,
but as I look at it, having some memory tested is better than having none tested.
On Tuesday, January 21, 2003 at 6:40 am, Myself wrote:
>Forget CheckIt! There's a great program specifically designed to test your memory
>as thoroughly as possible, it's called MemTest86 and it happens to be free. (Released
>under the GNU General Public License.)
>
>The MemTest86 installer creates a bootable floppy, then you reboot to run the test.
>The quick once-over should only take a few minutes, but I've seen faults that only
>appeared in one of the longer tests. Select "all tests" and let it run for a few
>hours if you want to be really sure.
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re: Memory testing with MemTest86
Monday, December 1, 2003 at 5:47 am
Posted by Ekips
(1 messages posted)
You could try making a bootable CDROM with MEMTEST86 on it, most CDR software has
bootable CDROM option on it now, could be worth a try
On Saturday, November 8, 2003 at 11:19 am, Lafiel wrote:
>My Dell Laptop doesn't come with a floppy drive. Is there another type of software-based
>memory test that will work without requiring a floppy? Yes, yes, I know something
>that sits on the hard drive means some parts of the memory may be inadequately tested,
>but as I look at it, having some memory tested is better than having none tested.
>
>
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re: Memory testing with MemTest86
Saturday, January 24, 2004 at 11:17 pm
Posted by TGIF
(1 messages posted)
If you have access to a CD burner, there is an ISO image of a CD bootable version
at http://www.memtest86.com
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re: Memory testing with MemTest86
Sunday, September 18, 2005 at 11:15 pm
Posted by Joel Katcher
(27 messages posted)
The latest version of Memtest86+ is actually available from http://www.softwarecove.com/memtest/
On Saturday, January 24, 2004 at 11:17 pm, TGIF wrote:
>If you have access to a CD burner, there is an ISO image of a CD bootable version
>at http://www.memtest86.com
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