Ram Check

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Does anyone know where I can buy Ram Check hardware - or anything that tests
RAM?

thanks
James
 
Hi
Have you tried running a program called MemTest86? I don't know of any
hardware to test RAM, though there probably are some.
PC
 
Peter Cavan said:
Hi
Have you tried running a program called MemTest86? I don't know of any
hardware to test RAM, though there probably are some.
PC
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yes memtest86 - is good, there is hardware for testing ram. What I am
worried about is not being able to start the system and not being able to
test the ram as i cannot boot to disk - or should I not worry about this?
 
James said:
Does anyone know where I can buy Ram Check hardware - or anything that tests
RAM?

thanks
James
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There are several different ram testing units available -- just google for
"ram tester". But I'll predict now that you will be able to buy many many
gigabytes of new memory before you will begin to pay for the tester. At
today's prices it is cheaper and easier to buy new memory and use it as
"known-good" for testing in the computer by swapping. Just put a drop of
paint on the corner of the good memory so you don't get it confused.
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John McGaw said:
James said:
Does anyone know where I can buy Ram Check hardware - or anything that tests
RAM?

thanks
James
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There are several different ram testing units available -- just google for
"ram tester". But I'll predict now that you will be able to buy many many
gigabytes of new memory before you will begin to pay for the tester. At
today's prices it is cheaper and easier to buy new memory and use it as
"known-good" for testing in the computer by swapping. Just put a drop of
paint on the corner of the good memory so you don't get it confused.
--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]

Return address will not work. Please
reply in group or through my website:
http://johnmcgaw.com
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Thanks for the advice - Can you tell me what the most common memory I am
likely to meet in the field? - I assume PC133 168pin Dimms are the most
common, but what do you think the percentage of other memory is in use?

thanks
 
yes memtest86 - is good, there is hardware for testing ram. What I am
worried about is not being able to start the system and not being able to
test the ram as i cannot boot to disk - or should I not worry about this?
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During the bootup process, did you hear any beeps?
 
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