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Dead_reckon

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how do i run memtest?
« on: April 21, 2007, 09:55:15 AM »
i recently assembled a PC to use for temporary until i can get the keyboard issue solved on my "new" computer. the PC is a 950mhz AMD duron, with 512mbs of PC133 SDRAM, Nvidia MX 100 32mb 64b AGP 4x GPU, 54x mitsumi CD rom drive, 20gb maxtor ATA100 HDD, D-link 54mb/s PCI wireless card, a promise ATA100 PCI to IDE controller to run the CD-ROM because the onboard IDE will not pick up any optical drive for some odd reason, and a 350w rexus PSU. the computer is running windows XP SP1, and is actually pretty stable aside from the random and unexplained crashes. i believe one of the 128mb sticks i have is bad, i keep getting BSOD's. so, i downloaded memtest, however i havnt got a clue how to run it. anyone care to explain how exactly i run memtest?

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    Re: how do i run memtest?
    « Reply #1 on: April 21, 2007, 10:23:15 AM »
    Put memtest on a floppy and boot from the floppy.
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    Re: how do i run memtest?
    « Reply #2 on: April 21, 2007, 10:45:33 AM »
    And let it run for a few hours...any errors at all means scrap the RAM.
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    Re: how do i run memtest?
    « Reply #3 on: April 21, 2007, 10:52:02 AM »
    all i have is memtest.bin, rawrite.exe, and install.bat, when i put it on a floppy and attempt to boot from it it does nothing.

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      Re: how do i run memtest?
      « Reply #4 on: April 21, 2007, 02:35:01 PM »
      Run the install.bat from your computer & have a formatted floppy ready then boot from the floppy that memtest creates.