How to use memtest??

GTO656 · 30 Jun 2012 at 15:56

Hey guys I want to check whether I have bad RAM since I have been getting many BSODs?

Do I have to burnthat program on CD? any other ways? as I haven't used it b4

cheers

FunkyCowie · 30 Jun 2012 at 15:59

burn it to cd, put it on a floppy or put it on a usb memory stick.

GTO656 · 30 Jun 2012 at 17:28

Thanks got it working on USB now.

pilsburypie · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:32

Is memtest just to check if your RAM is working well or does it check the clock speed like CPU Z does the processor?

FunkyCowie · 30 Jun 2012 at 23:43

just testing and runs in dos.

larrymoencurly · 2 Jul 2012 at 05:40

The free version of Memtest is a Windows program. Only the pay version runs from a CD or USB drive.

MemTest86/86+ are self-booting and pretty good, but for some reason the MemTest86+ version has never detected any errors for me. Another very good program is the shareware Gold Memory, and I use both because sometimes one will find errors that the other won't find for a long time. Test for 12 hours with each diagnostic.

GTO656 · 13 Jul 2012 at 10:45

wt i have the free one and it runs thru USB?

Gammawolf · 13 Jul 2012 at 10:59

GTO656 said:
wt i have the free one and it runs thru USB?

You are confusing MemTest with MemTest86 and MemTest86+. They are different.

pilsburypie · 14 Jul 2012 at 08:56

^^^^^ what's the difference then? I have memtest 86+^^^