Comments on: How to Use Memtest86 – Memtest 86 Tutorial & Guide

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:59:52 +0000

Euki,

Memtest86 & MS Memory Diagnostic are more for determining if a stick of memory is bad so you can either RMA the memory to the vendor / manufacturer or purchase new memory.

Because the issue is with a physical piece of hardware rather than a software issue the Memtest software does not actually “correct” the problem. It simply lets you know that you have a problem and you probably want to replace that stick of memory through a RMA or a new purchase.

By: Eukifedea

Eukifedea — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:21:16 +0000

Hi,
I understand that memtest86 looks for errors in the RAM memory, but, does it fix them? If not, which is a recomended way to do this? Cheeeers

By: blue screen!!!

blue screen!!! — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:52:06 +0000

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By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:12:17 +0000

Ralf,

Memtest is exclusively for testing system memory (RAM) and does not test GPU Memory or check for motherboard faults. For something like that you would want to use a “Burn-In” diagnostic program that will test numerous functions of your system. We use “Passmark Burn-In” which is a paid program but they may have a trial version you can download. You can also use programs like SandraSoft (SiSoftware) or utilities like those found on the “Ultimate Boot CD” to check other areas of your system like the motherboard and video card. Good luck!

Paul

By: Ralf

Ralf — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:02:09 +0000

Hi,

I am new to this.. Is Memtest only testing ram, or is it also testing how the memory on the video card is doing and other motherboard faults?

Thanks

By: Joel

Joel — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 06:23:46 +0000

I have followed the instructions to create the bootable cd. I downloaded Nero trial, downloaded and extracted the iso file, clicked on it and told it to open Nero Burn and burned the cd. However I do NOT get a boot folder. Instead I get isolinux folder and three files - src_v35.tgz, src_v35.zip and readme.txt. I have done this three times with the same results. Any one have an idea what I am doing wrong? Thanks

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:46:55 +0000

Not trying to be mean but Paul specifically said he wasn’t going to go over the details of the actual program himself, did you read this page fully. If you needed help/support why not try the main website of the program- http://www.memtest86.com? Usually when I have a problem or inquiry about software Im using, common sense tells me to research the problem (usually starting with the people that wrote the program) and go from there. They cover pretty much everything under the Technical Info tab but then again you wouldn’t know that if you’ve never been to the site…

By: Sara M

Sara M — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:44:42 +0000

I found some information I was looking for on this forum. Maybe it will hep others in addition to this.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/243679-31-question-memtest
thanks.

By: Sara M

Sara M — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:39:51 +0000

This tutorial was helpful in getting the disk burned correctly - thanks very much. Unfortunately, it didn’t cover where we could go to look up what errors may show up, or how long the test should take to run. I guess it is not for a novice to memory testing.
Thanks