Re: Memtest stops at pass 78% and other problems....


"larry moe 'n curly" <larrymoencurly@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Shep© wrote:

> Memtest is a flawed program. I do not recommend using any
> software programs for testing RAM.

How does an ordinary person test RAM without using software? Most
computer shops charge to test it, and apparently the <$1,000 hardware

I have been asked to donate 5 - 10 bucks to test it.........MUCH better than
a new module and find its the slot or the controller.

they typically use doesn't do as thorough a job as MemTest86 (not
MemTest) or Gold Memory.

Utter nonsence...


When you post a 'article' for 'proof' make sure you know where those
articles come from. RTW prints anything from anybody that's in the
business...even from employees- volunteers of any company or brain trust.
Also 2 'different' sources would better uphold your view. Using only
software to determine a module to be good or defective is not as bad today
as it was when RAM costs were much higher, but if its a 1 gig module, for
SURE its going to a hardware tester before I start tossin them.



Evaluations of memory test software and hardware can be found here:

www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120901222920

and here:

www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052001232443

MemTest did OK but not as well as MemTest86, but Gold Memory
(www.goldmemory.cz), a shareware program, found even error that
MemTest86 missed.

I've had a couple of modules that passed either MemTest86 or Gold
Memory but not both, so I don't rely on just one diagnostic. Most
recently, I had a Kingston 512MB PC3200 module that passed MemTest86
for 4-5 hours but failed Gold Memory in about ten minutes.


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