how to use memtest?

413x · 12 Sep 2011 at 11:18

when i boot into it from startup on an ISO it says something a long the lines of:

1) version 3.5

2) version 4.0

memtest ready.

but then it gets no further and i cannot press anything.

what's gong on?

chigley · 12 Sep 2011 at 11:43

Are you using a USB keyboard? If so, perhaps try a PS/2 one?

413x · 12 Sep 2011 at 12:01

yeah and legacy is enabled :\ I don't have a ps2 anywhere. Is the issue the keyboard then? If so I'll give up on it lol

LukasBB · 12 Sep 2011 at 12:35

try the ubuntu memtest. it works fine on my pc with a usb keyboard.

chigley · 12 Sep 2011 at 13:02

al4x said:
yeah and legacy is enabled :\ I don't have a ps2 anywhere. Is the issue the keyboard then? If so I'll give up on it lol

If legacy is enabled then it shouldn't be a problem anyway. Weird! :confused:

Try burning another copy of the ISO?

413x · 12 Sep 2011 at 13:32

normally my g15 will not work in bios anyway but my wireless keyboard does, i dont think its the disc that is the problem.

firewallblocked · 12 Sep 2011 at 14:55

Is this the version your using? Memtest86+

http://www.memtest.org/#downiso

When my restart my pc and choose cd/dvd as first boot device it just reads the memtest cd and starts memtest automatically.

413x · 12 Sep 2011 at 18:14

firewallblocked said:
Is this the version your using? Memtest86+

http://www.memtest.org/#downiso

When my restart my pc and choose cd/dvd as first boot device it just reads the memtest cd and starts memtest automatically.

I don't know what I have then, there was 2 versions on the ISO I burnt. Are you using bootable ISO 4.20?

firewallblocked · 23 Sep 2011 at 20:38

I have used versions back as far as 1.70 recently when testing memory on machines a few years old. The newer versions just add support for the lastest chipset and memory as well bug fixes.

I take it you have unzipped the file and then used a program like Nero to burn FROM ISO not just burn the ISO file to cd/dvd.