Memory question

Atari · 04-20-2007, 01:23 PM

Hey all,

I bought an extra 1gb of memory a while back, and I think that it might be dodgy. I now have 4 sticks, each 512mb.

Are there any memory testing progams out there? Should I test with the full 2gb in or just the dodgy ones?

Hmmmm advice sought please.

**mervaka** · 04-20-2007, 01:39 PM

memtest, i think its called. it thinks all my ram's dodgy though

Atari · 04-20-2007, 03:25 PM

Pffft out of all the names in the world and they choose memtest.

DarkeN_HellspawN · 04-20-2007, 04:47 PM

http://www.download.com/3000-2086_4-....html?tag=dl.1

almost as good.

dh

Mooga · 04-20-2007, 05:53 PM

My friend was having major mem problems on his laptop.
We booted to his bio's memtest with one chip and then the other.
When it blew-up on the bad cheap, we knew which one to swap out

Atari · 04-20-2007, 11:09 PM

lol thanks for the advice all, will check them out tomorrow.

Deadly Furby · 04-21-2007, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Atari

Hey all,

I bought an extra 1gb of memory a while back, and I think that it might be dodgy. I now have 4 sticks, each 512mb.

Are there any memory testing progams out there? Should I test with the full 2gb in or just the dodgy ones?

Hmmmm advice sought please.

Can't always believe the yellow brotherhood............
Memtest86 is still available as a free download at http://www.memtest86.com/.

It's best to test the 'dodgy' module by itself.

Also, What's the specs of the memory you're worried about?
What motherboard/model system are you installing into?
How much memory total are you trying to achieve?
How much memory is already installed?

Atari · 04-21-2007, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Deadly Furby

What's the specs of the memory you're worried about?

GeIL 1GB PC3200 DDR400 (2x512MB) Value Dual Channel Kit CAS2.5 (GE1GB3200BHDC) (MY-005-GL)

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Originally Posted by Deadly Furby

What motherboard/model system are you installing into?

Asus A8N-SLi Premium nForce4 SLi (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard (MB-111-AS)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadly Furby

How much memory total are you trying to achieve?

2gb (GeIL PC3200 DDR400) (4x512MB)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deadly Furby

How much memory is already installed?

1gb (GeIL PC3200 DDR400) (2x512MB)

Deadly Furby · 04-21-2007, 12:23 PM

This board has had a number of BIOS revisions issued, since first release, including some that were specifically memory related. Current version is 1302. If you have an older version, recommend you update your BIOS. Make sure you install the correct chipset drivers PRIOR to installing the new BIOS.

04-20-2007, 01:23 PM	#1
Atari Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Memory question Hey all, I bought an extra 1gb of memory a while back, and I think that it might be dodgy. I now have 4 sticks, each 512mb. Are there any memory testing progams out there? Should I test with the full 2gb in or just the dodgy ones? Hmmmm advice sought please.

04-20-2007, 01:39 PM	#2
mervaka A Very Sound Guy! Fortress Forever Staff Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts Rated Helpful 15 Times	memtest, i think its called. it thinks all my ram's dodgy though __________________ Support FF:

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Mooga Colorless FTW D&A Member Beta Tester Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: A Small Box Affiliations: SRCDS.com Posts Rated Helpful 1 Times	My friend was having major mem problems on his laptop. We booted to his bio's memtest with one chip and then the other. When it blew-up on the bad cheap, we knew which one to swap out __________________ ~ Mooga ...w00t? SRCDS.com \| Twitter

04-20-2007, 03:25 PM	#3
Atari Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Pffft out of all the names in the world and they choose memtest.

04-20-2007, 11:09 PM	#6
Atari Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	lol thanks for the advice all, will check them out tomorrow.

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Deadly Furby Elder Scroll Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cell Block 17 Posts Rated Helpful 13 Times	This board has had a number of BIOS revisions issued, since first release, including some that were specifically memory related. Current version is 1302. If you have an older version, recommend you update your BIOS. Make sure you install the correct chipset drivers PRIOR to installing the new BIOS.

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