Aces High Bulletin Board

General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: BenDover on December 27, 2002, 03:03:55 PM

Title: RAM tester needed
Post by: BenDover on December 27, 2002, 03:03:55 PM

I just installed 128mb of ram to boost mine to 512mb, but i keep getting "there is not enough to run 'such & such' program"

so i think it may have been damaged in transit or when i tried to install in upside down (whoops - always a good idea to install ram in a well lit area)

Btw, its sdram its need for

Title: RAM tester needed
Post by: Staga on December 27, 2002, 05:08:49 PM

http://www.memtest86.com/

Title: RAM tester needed
Post by: Staga on December 27, 2002, 05:09:57 PM

btw what type of Windows are you using?

Title: RAM tester needed
Post by: iceydee on December 27, 2002, 06:16:59 PM

are you running win2k? then it's probably the swapdisk size it's talking about. you should set it to a fixed size, usually 2xRAM. so for 512mb RAM, you should have both minimal and maximum size to 1024mb...

Title: RAM tester needed
Post by: BenDover on December 27, 2002, 06:24:04 PM

ME


but a reboot seems to have solved it, think it was something to do with the software for my drawing tablet looking for it


but its always good to test your memory i guess

Title: RAM tester needed
Post by: buzkill on December 27, 2002, 07:38:14 PM

Ben...I run M.E. also....stands for "multiple errors":rolleyes:

Title: RAM tester needed
Post by: BenDover on December 27, 2002, 09:22:55 PM

Quote

Originally posted by buzkill
Ben...I run M.E. also....stands for "multiple errors":rolleyes:

Heard it.........in fact.........i think you said it!

Title: RAM tester needed
Post by: buzkill on December 28, 2002, 09:03:16 AM

i said it because i heard it from too many xp users.they're right