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Looking for a an application that can test my rams.

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kartal:
thanks but that does not seem to be a 64bit application. At least testing is limited to 2047 mb


Try MemTest.
Free / $5 for pro version
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http://hcidesign.com/memtest/-scancode (September 09, 2008, 08:49 PM)
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scancode:
I was actually looking for a win32 app.
-kartal (September 09, 2008, 08:35 PM)
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thanks but that does not seem to be a 64bit application.
-kartal (September 09, 2008, 09:07 PM)
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'nuff said =)

f0dder:
scancode: the API is still called win32, even when running in 64bit mode... but that is being nitpicky ;)

kartal: there isn't really any way around booting your system with a dedicated memory tester, if you want anything remotely accurate and thorough. Memtest86 is the tool of choice. Microsoft also has a windows-based tester, but iirc that also has to be booted into, and you might as well use the tried-and-true memtest86 then.

Eóin:
Vista Ultimate (possibility others?) has a memory diagnostic under Admin Tools.

Carol Haynes:
There is a memory tester in MS downloads

http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp

It isn't a Windows based app but if you actually want to check the memory for problems why wopuld you want to do it with Windows running - there are then great chunks of memory that you can't test properly.

The Windows Diagnostic tool is a bit like MEMTEST in that you run it by rebooting with a floppy. Simply leave it running for as long as possible (at least overnight).

Testing memory outside a Windows environment isn't 100% fool proof but if it passes you know the problem probably lies elsewhere. Run a windows based tester and you can't really tell for sure what is causing the problems - even if it reports memory errors it may not be the memory but windows itself causing the issue!

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