Diagnose with Memtest86+

[MediaMan]

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.

Read it here (http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=276)

[Unregistered]

"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?

[Trogan]

Good guide prime. Nice and clear about what to download, how to make the floppy and how to run memtest. :thumbsup:

I'l give memtest a go when I have time

:)

[primesuspect]

"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?

Those are not "8"s, those are "0"s........

[Unregistered]

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.

[Unregistered]

Thank You for the clear and concise instructions, this has been most helpful!