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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: wpeters on January 23, 2015, 10:22:41 AM

Title: Memory question
Post by: wpeters on January 23, 2015, 10:22:41 AM

How does one go about a memory test on windows 7

Title: Re: Memory question
Post by: Bizman on January 23, 2015, 10:31:28 AM

Like this: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/diagnosing-memory-problems-on-your-computer (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/diagnosing-memory-problems-on-your-computer)

Title: Re: Memory question
Post by: Chalenge on January 23, 2015, 10:32:45 AM

Download the free edition of memtest86 and burn it to CD. Reboot and let it run through at least four iterations. Today it supports the new UEFI and standard BIOS, but you want to use UEFI if possible because of the extra services available:

http://www.memtest86.com/

Read the technical information here:

http://www.memtest86.com/technical.htm

Title: Re: Memory question
Post by: wpeters on January 23, 2015, 12:14:37 PM

Thanks guys