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Dave
Hi all,
Before I begin here's my system spec:
P4 2.8C @ default speed
Asus P4C8000-E dlx
OCZ PC4200 EL
Enermax 465P-VE
Radeon 9800 Pro
HDD, DVDROM yadda..yadda..
I did a memory test using Memtest86 v3.0 and Microsoft Windows Memory
Diagnostic (WMD).
At first memtest86 froze on me @ test #6, plug out USB keyboard/mouse and
that did the trick ran the test once more pass with flying color.
BUT if I use Msft WMD, I got gazillion errors and this program pin pointed
that the memory on bank 0 was bad. No worries, I plug it out and ran the
test once more same result.. gazillion error but this time on memory that
was installed on bank 2 (which was reported fine when the other one plugged
in). I'm stumped I dont know which one should I trust? Memtest86 (kind of
old, and never been updated for quite some time) or Msft WMD (well it's
microsoft.. I dont even know if I should trust their OS
)
also FYI bank 0 (blue near the cpu socket)
bank 1 (black)
bank 2 (blue)
bank 3 (black)
Now what I'm wondering is my memory bad? Because if it is I have to arrange
RMA/exchange ASAP (The store policy is 14 days exchange and I've used the
first 7 days already, so gotta act quick) or screw microsoft WMD and trust
Memtest86?
Just a little note here that my system was working fine, I havent installed
any program/game and I ran Prime 95 overnight no error reported (but I think
prime95 only stresses the CPU right?) Any other program you guys can
recommend to test system stability?
Any input would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!
Before I begin here's my system spec:
P4 2.8C @ default speed
Asus P4C8000-E dlx
OCZ PC4200 EL
Enermax 465P-VE
Radeon 9800 Pro
HDD, DVDROM yadda..yadda..
I did a memory test using Memtest86 v3.0 and Microsoft Windows Memory
Diagnostic (WMD).
At first memtest86 froze on me @ test #6, plug out USB keyboard/mouse and
that did the trick ran the test once more pass with flying color.
BUT if I use Msft WMD, I got gazillion errors and this program pin pointed
that the memory on bank 0 was bad. No worries, I plug it out and ran the
test once more same result.. gazillion error but this time on memory that
was installed on bank 2 (which was reported fine when the other one plugged
in). I'm stumped I dont know which one should I trust? Memtest86 (kind of
old, and never been updated for quite some time) or Msft WMD (well it's
microsoft.. I dont even know if I should trust their OS
)also FYI bank 0 (blue near the cpu socket)
bank 1 (black)
bank 2 (blue)
bank 3 (black)
Now what I'm wondering is my memory bad? Because if it is I have to arrange
RMA/exchange ASAP (The store policy is 14 days exchange and I've used the
first 7 days already, so gotta act quick) or screw microsoft WMD and trust
Memtest86?
Just a little note here that my system was working fine, I havent installed
any program/game and I ran Prime 95 overnight no error reported (but I think
prime95 only stresses the CPU right?) Any other program you guys can
recommend to test system stability?
Any input would be greatly appreciated
Thanks!