Memtest type program for windows xp?

Combat squirrel · 30 Aug 2006 at 12:44

Hey all, im trying to get to the bottom of odd memory errors, however memtest says the mems fine (10hours no problems), but it also reports a different mem speed in memtest than cpuz does in windows, SO

Is there a memtest type of program that can be run inside windows, while windows is running ?

Combat squirrel · 30 Aug 2006 at 12:51

tis alright have found one, memtest for windows no less

Ghuraba · 30 Aug 2006 at 20:57

From my experience Memtest for Windows is better than the bios version. Passing Memtest in the bios does not = Windows stable. But having said that in my opinion and a few others Memtest is no longer upto the job. I've ran Memtest many times and passed with flying colours but still had Windows corruption and random restarts due to bad memory.

Prime95 always catches what Memtest never does for for me. 8-12 hours of Prime95 'blend' and 'Large FFT's" tests are in my experience much better than Memtest. Memetest seems to be ok for memory that is clearly borked or very unstable but doesn't, for me anyway, catch slight instabilities of the most sensitive nature like Prime95 does.

Michael

Combat squirrel · 31 Aug 2006 at 17:47

well ran it all night, no problems apparently, yet zonealarm came up again with a memory read/write error :confused:

Tetras · 31 Aug 2006 at 18:08

There is also a Windows memory checker thingy by MS themselves, not sure what it is like but sure I saw it mentioned around here somewhere :confused:

Ghuraba · 31 Aug 2006 at 19:57

Combat squirrel said:
well ran it all night, no problems apparently, yet zonealarm came up again with a memory read/write error

Run Prime95 if you already haven't. Run the 'Blend' test for 8-12 hours. Or run the 'Small FFT's' test if you want to rule out your CPU.

Michael

Minstadave · 31 Aug 2006 at 20:49

A memory read/write error is probably down to a dodgy hdd, try running scandisk on it.

Combat squirrel · 4 Sep 2006 at 14:13

Minstadave said:
A memory read/write error is probably down to a dodgy hdd, try running scandisk on it.

Well Iv ran Prime x2 on dual core blend for 12 hours both at same time and as indivdual cores for further 24 hours (12 each)

Done a scandisk on system HD and pagefile disks, no errors, ran 3dmark 05 and 06 for 2 hours each looping, no errors

Ram memtest windows for 12 hours, no errors, ran it from DFI bios, no errors

Yet zonealarm STILL comes up with mem/read write error after about 2 hours..........now here is the interesting bit. It NEVER does it during the day time (i.e. when im using the computer), ONLY at night time when the PC is left to download, there are no powersave features running.

SO what on earths that about ? Iv used it once where I stayed up really late on the net for a few hours and zonealarm still didnt error, only when its left alone with nothing running apart from the download

Legless · 5 Sep 2006 at 02:11

I've heard that downloading dodgy pr0n can affect your pc, and with dual core you are leeching twice as much pr0n, so that could be your problem, a pr0n overload...

Better to get a girlfriend... :rolleyes:

On a serious note, i find windows mem testers to be flawed, much better to use a DOS program, as windows won't interfer with it...