One of the recommended steps to diagnose a problem with a PC that is crashing or unstable is to test and diagnose memory because memory is one of the more likely hardware components that can fail. Faulty memory can cause many problems even if the PC continues to operate.
"The most important item here is the "errors" line. If you see ANY errors, even one, then you have bad ram. If you see any other number than "0" in the "pass" line then your memory is good. It's that easy!"
..but...
what does it mean if the "errors" line says 8 (bad ram) and the "pass" line says 8, too? (good ram)
Thats what I see on the screenshot..
Can some1 explain?
"The most important item here is the "errors" line. If you see ANY errors, even one, then you have bad ram. If you see any other number than "0" in the "pass" line then your memory is good. It's that easy!"
..but...
what does it mean if the "errors" line says 8 (bad ram) and the "pass" line says 8, too? (good ram)
Thats what I see on the screenshot..
Can some1 explain?
what does it mean if the "errors" line says 8 (bad ram) and the "pass" line says 8, too? (good ram)
ANY errors at all means your memory is bad.
What I find interesting about this article is that motherboard and CPU issues aren't mentioned. I have been using Memtest86 for a long time, and have come across a LOT of bad memory, but I've also found bad motherboards and one bad P4 2.8C CPU.
*sigh* If we forget to put a email, please for god's sake don't clear the entire post when I hit the back button... Onward to what I said early, before it all got deleted.
Passes are not good. They just mean that the test is complete. You will see when test hits 100% pass will go up 1 and the test will restart.
Simple rule:
if error>0 then bad ram,
if pass>1 and error=0 then good ram,
if pass=0 then your test is not finished.
Hi.
Well, I'm trying to test my RAM, but I have a problem...
I'm using an Acer Aspire One, which doesn't has neither CD Drive neither Floppy Drive, so I have to use USB, so... can you help me with this? =D
Since I'm not an advanced user...
I burnt a CD on a laptop using Alex Feinman's ISO recorder for Windows7 (the operating system of the laptop) but the CD won't boot my computer. It just tries to start Windows XP and the goes back to the BSOD. I used a formatted CD-RW. Should I have burnt the disk image onto an unformatted CD?
I ran the memtest86+ using usb and it ran for overnight with 12 passes and on and 0 errors. How many tests are there totally. Or is that testing same thing again and again. Does 12 passes and 0 errors mean my RAM is good..
my another RAM has got more than 1000 errors in few seconds testing. Now no BSOD anymore if I use the good one. But still i cannot open any application. please re install application cannot load rundll.dll, shell32.dll...etc. I tested my harddrive using SeaTools and result is passed.
Is this case clearly means that no fault in any of the hardware including PSU?.
I am doing memtest86 and the test is just 15% completed and it has 0 pass and 7 errors. I can understand that that error comes at test #4. So i think something is wrong with RAM but i dont understand whats the situation. and what i need to do now? I need to replace RAM? need to check each slot?
Memtest86 is not going further from Pass 23%, Test 16%, Test #5........This screen is as it is since last 25 mins. Nothing is getting change and its still. What that mean?
You can read the RAM memory location and see if it is first stick, second stick etc (assuming you have multiple sticks). I would reverse them and test again. If the same stick errors, you can replace it. If the same slot errors, then you have a bad mobo/memory controller and you would have to replace whole board.
I have 4GB (2 2GB sticks) and I get errors during the the test. When I run the test on the each 2gb stick individually, the tests run fine with no errors. Any suggestions?
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..but...
what does it mean if the "errors" line says 8 (bad ram) and the "pass" line says 8, too? (good ram)
Thats what I see on the screenshot..
Can some1 explain?
I'l give memtest a go when I have time
Those are not "8"s, those are "0"s........
ANY errors at all means your memory is bad.
What I find interesting about this article is that motherboard and CPU issues aren't mentioned. I have been using Memtest86 for a long time, and have come across a LOT of bad memory, but I've also found bad motherboards and one bad P4 2.8C CPU.
Thanks
Passes are not good. They just mean that the test is complete. You will see when test hits 100% pass will go up 1 and the test will restart.
Simple rule:
if error>0 then bad ram,
if pass>1 and error=0 then good ram,
if pass=0 then your test is not finished.
Kairos
Stay Well
Well, I'm trying to test my RAM, but I have a problem...
I'm using an Acer Aspire One, which doesn't has neither CD Drive neither Floppy Drive, so I have to use USB, so... can you help me with this? =D
Since I'm not an advanced user...
JJ
PS, better use a code to fill-out instead of that stupid Human/Spambot question...
Would that indicate that the harddrive also has been destroyed?
Is this case clearly means that no fault in any of the hardware including PSU?.
thanks to author(primesuspect) and big thanks to MemTest86+.