Memory Test
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Memory Test
Is there a utility that can check RAM chips? I've installed new RAM in a machine and it the correct speed for the motherboard but when I boot up Windows 2000 it comes back with a host of driver errors and memory errors that weren't present with the old RAM in place.
I don't know if there is a warranty or a guarantee on the chips but I would like to know if they are faulty before I try to return them.
Memtest86 You can make a bootable floppy or CD. Goodluck and welcome.
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Here's the link just incase you do not know where to look.
http://www.memtest86.com/
http://www.memtest86.com/
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Thanks for the link, its running all 12 tests now, guess it should be done in 4-5 hours ... so I sit here and wait. Thanks again.
There's a great amount of stress accompanied with being forced to write something witty. So, instead of stressing over it, I'm going to take the easy way out and comment on my lack of pants at the moment.
I see two possibilities:
1. You didn't install it properly. As you probably know, RAM does require a ton of force to insert. Many a time I have fretted over what I thought was a fried motherboard or damaged processor, when the problem was the RAM was not properly seated.
2. You exposed it to static electricity. This is very easy to do in dry climates (although in Georgia, we don't have to worry about these things too much, especially during the summer) so I think that's a possibility. Also, many old Mobos will not accept RAM modules bigger than 128 MB. I was upgrading a friend's computer with a 512 MB stick, only to have it freeze on the POST screen and reboot. Check your motherboard's docs and see what the individual stick limit is.
I hope this helps!
1. You didn't install it properly. As you probably know, RAM does require a ton of force to insert. Many a time I have fretted over what I thought was a fried motherboard or damaged processor, when the problem was the RAM was not properly seated.
2. You exposed it to static electricity. This is very easy to do in dry climates (although in Georgia, we don't have to worry about these things too much, especially during the summer) so I think that's a possibility. Also, many old Mobos will not accept RAM modules bigger than 128 MB. I was upgrading a friend's computer with a 512 MB stick, only to have it freeze on the POST screen and reboot. Check your motherboard's docs and see what the individual stick limit is.
I hope this helps!
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