I had decided to run memtest86 the other day because i was wanting to see if my ram was stable since my computer had been recently crashing. I was 10 minutes into running the test when my computer had crashed (during memtest). Would this happen to be saying that my ram was causing my crashing problem all along or is it just a bug. Thanks for reading
Memtest86 crash a big problem?
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Memtest86 is a program designed to stress-test your systems memory. You would use this test to verify the stability of your system's RAM. If it crashes durring this test but not under normal usage, you could disregard it as a bug; however, you are having trouble with your system, prompting you to run this test, the test also fails. To me it is clear that you cannot trust that your RAM is stable.
Try removing all RAM except for 1 module and run the test again, if it passes add more back into the system, if it fails try another module and set the failed one aside. Repeat this until all RAM has been added or set aside, then you will have a good idea of which module(s) are bad.
Running a stress test on a suspicious system and disregarding a failed test as a bug is the same as going to the doctor for a cough and disregarding his diagnosis of strep throat. You are running the test to find what is wrong, trust the results.
Try removing all RAM except for 1 module and run the test again, if it passes add more back into the system, if it fails try another module and set the failed one aside. Repeat this until all RAM has been added or set aside, then you will have a good idea of which module(s) are bad.
Running a stress test on a suspicious system and disregarding a failed test as a bug is the same as going to the doctor for a cough and disregarding his diagnosis of strep throat. You are running the test to find what is wrong, trust the results.
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You've already identified the potential problem, no need to run further tests, they will not fix your RAM.
Once you are able to pass the Memtest86 test by moving/replacing RAM modules then you may consider running the Windows memory diagnostic to verify the passing Memtest86.
A fail in either test points to a problem, a pass in one test does not mean all is well. 10 passes and 1 fail is still a fail, just as 10 fails and 1 pass is not a pass.
Once you are able to pass the Memtest86 test by moving/replacing RAM modules then you may consider running the Windows memory diagnostic to verify the passing Memtest86.
A fail in either test points to a problem, a pass in one test does not mean all is well. 10 passes and 1 fail is still a fail, just as 10 fails and 1 pass is not a pass.
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