Memory test
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From: Stan Brown on 27 Jun 2010 20:06 On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:47:42 -0400, LVTravel wrote: > All that said, your memory test program should run without any issues on any > hardware you currently have. Remember to create your bootable CD from the > ISO bootable image prior to attempting to boot from the program to test the > memory. Thanks to you and Shenan for your reassurances. I know that the ISO image is independent of the OS -- that's one of the main attractions for me. The laptop that is now showing its age (66 months) had bad RAM -- I'm not sure if it was shipped that way or if the RAM went bad within the first year. The symptom was BSOD if I ran several programs together, but no problem if I didn't. I thought it was a Windows issue. When I ran the memtest.org image it found the exact bad bit in about five seconds. So on my new computer, I want to test the RAM before I load anything critical on there. (I've downloaded the ISO image and will burn it from a known good computer.) I'll also do a full hard drive scan to get bad sectors marked before anything is written to them. I know this is an XP group, so I won't post here about Windows 7, beyond one comment that might help others getting into Windows 7: I bought two O'Reilly books, /Windows 7 Up and Running/ and /Windows 7 Annoyances/. I highly recommend the Annoyances book (based on as much of it as I've read so far, and my very positive experience with /Windows XP Annoyances/). But IMHO /Windows 7 Up and Running/ was a waste of money: lots of fluff about included application programs and how great they are and very, very little practical advice about configuring the system. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |