My experience: I'm testing memory first. memtest86

Hey guys,

I am often helping people out with their old computer systems and have
always lacked a memory tester. I know, I know...

I've been relying (like an ignoramus) on the mobo powerup test. Turns
out that sucker just doesn't do it.

For anyone that cares, there's a free utility called memtest86

www.memtest86.com

It quickly creates a bootup diskette that is dedicated to running a
memory test.

It just discovered flaky memory on a friend's system. I wish I had
discovered it in time, it would have saved me a HUGE hassle!!!!

Next time I get a system (I've been tinkering with upgrading and
repairing stuff for folks for free) that acts a little odd, I'm running
that test. Heck, just might be the first thing I ever run.

Man I wish I discovered this sucker sooner..................




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"Thomas G. Marshall" . com
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Hey guys,

I am often helping people out with their old computer systems and have
always lacked a memory tester. I know, I know...

I've been relying (like an ignoramus) on the mobo powerup test. Turns
out that sucker just doesn't do it.

For anyone that cares, there's a free utility called memtest86

www.memtest86.com

It quickly creates a bootup diskette that is dedicated to running a
memory test.

It just discovered flaky memory on a friend's system. I wish I had
discovered it in time, it would have saved me a HUGE hassle!!!!

Next time I get a system (I've been tinkering with upgrading and
repairing stuff for folks for free) that acts a little odd, I'm running
that test. Heck, just might be the first thing I ever run.

Man I wish I discovered this sucker sooner..................




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??? It nav-scans fine. It works fine. It was suggested by others. It
was from the source site.

What are you talking about?



allyf coughed up the following:

VIRUS !!!!!!



"Thomas G. Marshall"
. com wrote in
message ...

Hey guys,

I am often helping people out with their old computer systems and
have always lacked a memory tester. I know, I know...

I've been relying (like an ignoramus) on the mobo powerup test.
Turns out that sucker just doesn't do it.

For anyone that cares, there's a free utility called memtest86

www.memtest86.com

It quickly creates a bootup diskette that is dedicated to running a
memory test.

It just discovered flaky memory on a friend's system. I wish I had
discovered it in time, it would have saved me a HUGE hassle!!!!

Next time I get a system (I've been tinkering with upgrading and
repairing stuff for folks for free) that acts a little odd, I'm
running that test. Heck, just might be the first thing I ever run.

Man I wish I discovered this sucker sooner..................




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"Thomas G. Marshall"
. com wrote:

allyf coughed up the following:

VIRUS !!!!!!

??? It nav-scans fine. It works fine. It was suggested by others. It
was from the source site.

What are you talking about?

It means YHBT. IOW, allyf is screwing around.
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"Thomas G. Marshall" . com
wrote in message ...

Hey guys,

I am often helping people out with their old computer systems and have
always lacked a memory tester. I know, I know...

I've been relying (like an ignoramus) on the mobo powerup test. Turns
out that sucker just doesn't do it.

For anyone that cares, there's a free utility called memtest86

www.memtest86.com

It quickly creates a bootup diskette that is dedicated to running a
memory test.

It just discovered flaky memory on a friend's system. I wish I had
discovered it in time, it would have saved me a HUGE hassle!!!!

Next time I get a system (I've been tinkering with upgrading and
repairing stuff for folks for free) that acts a little odd, I'm running
that test. Heck, just might be the first thing I ever run.

Man I wish I discovered this sucker sooner..................



Yep, been using that for ages, excellent proggie.

But have you seen Memtest86+ which can be found at http://www.memtest.org/

This is apparently an upto date version based around the original Memtest86
engine. Same principle, boot from floppy etc etc, works just as well as the
original.

The Social Outcast coughed up the following:

"Thomas G. Marshall"
. com wrote in
message ...

Hey guys,

I am often helping people out with their old computer systems and
have always lacked a memory tester. I know, I know...

I've been relying (like an ignoramus) on the mobo powerup test.
Turns out that sucker just doesn't do it.

For anyone that cares, there's a free utility called memtest86

www.memtest86.com

It quickly creates a bootup diskette that is dedicated to running a
memory test.

It just discovered flaky memory on a friend's system. I wish I had
discovered it in time, it would have saved me a HUGE hassle!!!!

Next time I get a system (I've been tinkering with upgrading and
repairing stuff for folks for free) that acts a little odd, I'm
running that test. Heck, just might be the first thing I ever run.

Man I wish I discovered this sucker sooner..................



Yep, been using that for ages, excellent proggie.

But have you seen Memtest86+ which can be found at
http://www.memtest.org/

This is apparently an upto date version based around the original
Memtest86 engine. Same principle, boot from floppy etc etc, works
just as well as the original.


Excellent! THANKS!



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Thomas G. Marshall wrote:

Hey guys,

I am often helping people out with their old computer systems and have
always lacked a memory tester. I know, I know...

I've been relying (like an ignoramus) on the mobo powerup test. Turns
out that sucker just doesn't do it.

For anyone that cares, there's a free utility called memtest86

www.memtest86.com

It quickly creates a bootup diskette that is dedicated to running a
memory test.

It just discovered flaky memory on a friend's system. I wish I had
discovered it in time, it would have saved me a HUGE hassle!!!!

Next time I get a system (I've been tinkering with upgrading and
repairing stuff for folks for free) that acts a little odd, I'm running
that test. Heck, just might be the first thing I ever run.

Man I wish I discovered this sucker sooner..................


Thanks for sharing that information with us. I don't have Ram problems,
but I think I'll run memtest just to see how it works.

Buck

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Thomas G. Marshall wrote:

Hey guys,

I am often helping people out with their old computer systems and
have always lacked a memory tester. I know, I know...

I've been relying (like an ignoramus) on the mobo powerup test.
Turns out that sucker just doesn't do it.

For anyone that cares, there's a free utility called memtest86

www.memtest86.com

It quickly creates a bootup diskette that is dedicated to running a
memory test.

It just discovered flaky memory on a friend's system. I wish I had
discovered it in time, it would have saved me a HUGE hassle!!!!

Next time I get a system (I've been tinkering with upgrading and
repairing stuff for folks for free) that acts a little odd, I'm
running that test. Heck, just might be the first thing I ever run.

Man I wish I discovered this sucker sooner..................


Thanks for sharing that information with us. I don't have Ram
problems, but I think I'll run memtest just to see how it works.

Welks.

There have just been toooooo many times I've "repaired" something and
said words to the effect of:

It /seems/ to work now [but I'm not sure].

Thomas



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