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Tiki-Tom

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Re: Memtest86
« Reply #15 on: October 15, 2006, 05:47:40 PM »
Ah.....how?
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    Re: Memtest86
    « Reply #16 on: October 16, 2006, 12:48:22 AM »
    Memtest is bootable so you will need to wipe that floppy & start again with memtest to recreate the floppy without the msdos boot.
    Then you will need to enter bios by continually hitting delete as soon as you push the start button.
    Then you will need to set A drive as the 1st boot device, save your changes & allow the computer to boot to the floppy and memtest will run.
    I fear much of this is beyond your current capability but if you have the time we can walk you through the process one step at a time.

    Step 1)
    Put the floppy in the drive, double click 'My Computer', double click 'A drive' and delete everything on the floppy.
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    Raptor

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    Re: Memtest86
    « Reply #17 on: October 16, 2006, 04:32:55 AM »
    I think he wanted to know how to access the BIOS?

    How to enter BIOS/CMOS setup
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    Tiki-Tom

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    Re: Memtest86
    « Reply #18 on: October 17, 2006, 04:56:27 PM »
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    Memtest is bootable so you will need to wipe that floppy & start again with memtest to recreate the floppy without the msdos boot.
    Then you will need to enter bios by continually hitting delete as soon as you push the start button.
    Then you will need to set A drive as the 1st boot device, save your changes & allow the computer to boot to the floppy and memtest will run.
    I fear much of this is beyond your current capability but if you have the time we can walk you through the process one step at a time.

    Step 1)
    Put the floppy in the drive, double click 'My Computer', double click 'A drive' and delete everything on the floppy.

    So...I have to boot the computer, select the boot order, then boot again? >.<
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    patio

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    Re: Memtest86
    « Reply #19 on: October 17, 2006, 05:14:09 PM »
    Correct...when you boot again have the memtest floppy you made in the A: drive.

    Be patient. We'll get you there.

    patio.  8-)
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    Tiki-Tom

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    Re: Memtest86
    « Reply #20 on: October 17, 2006, 06:19:47 PM »
    Mmmk.
    So, I turned off my computer, waited until I could boot it again and pressed delete a bunch of times until I got into what I imagine was the BIOs menu
    I went into advanced BIOs options, and went to boot order, only to find out there are 3 seperate menus. Removable Disk, Harddisk(or something), and 1 I cant remember. I went into removable disk, and put A: at the top. I shut the computer off, waited till it would boot, and it still booted normally. What did I do wrong?
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    Re: Memtest86
    « Reply #21 on: October 17, 2006, 06:24:28 PM »
    F10 "Save changes and Exit "? ?   hit Y and hit Enter.......
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    Re: Memtest86
    « Reply #22 on: October 17, 2006, 06:30:21 PM »
    Yup, did that. The computer seemed like it reboot itself. So, since it gave me the usual 1 long beep(still dont know what it means) I shut it off, and booted it when I could, 10 minutes later.
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      Re: Memtest86
      « Reply #23 on: October 17, 2006, 06:43:42 PM »
      Did you have the memtest floppy you created in A: drive?
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        Re: Memtest86
        « Reply #24 on: October 17, 2006, 06:50:14 PM »
        So far, all we know you have done for sure are the crossed out steps below.


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        Some people seem to have a lot of trouble with this but I'll try and put it in simple terms for you.
         
        Go to http://www.memtest86.com/
        and download - Pre-Compiled Memtest86 v3.2 installable from Windows and DOS
        to your desktop.
        Put a formatted blank floppy in your A Drive.
        Double click on the file you downloaded.
        Double click on the install.bat.
        Reboot your computer, enter bios and set your A drive (floppy) as the 1st boot device (Note the original order) Save your changes as you exit.
        Your computer will then boot to the floppy and memtest will run.
        Let it run for a couple of hours and see if any errors show up.
        Reboot your computer, enter bios and set your boot priority back to how it was, save your changes on exit.
        After it boots, remove all the crap memtest left on your desktop.
        Keep the memtest floppy for use some other time.
         
        This may all sound a bit daunting but it's really quite simple.
        « Last Edit: October 17, 2006, 06:50:52 PM by Fed »
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        Tiki-Tom

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        Re: Memtest86
        « Reply #25 on: October 17, 2006, 06:53:10 PM »
        Yes it is :(
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        Tiki-Tom

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        Re: Memtest86
        « Reply #26 on: October 17, 2006, 06:58:21 PM »
        From your list, I've done the things I cross out:
        Go to http://www.memtest86.com/
        and download - Pre-Compiled Memtest86 v3.2 installable from Windows and DOS
        to your desktop.
        Put a formatted blank floppy in your A Drive.
        Double click on the file you downloaded.
        Double click on the install.bat.
        Reboot your computer, enter bios and set your A drive (floppy) as the 1st boot device (Note the original order) Save your changes as you exit. --I dont know if I did this right, my boot order menu had 3 submenu's
        Your computer will then boot to the floppy and memtest will run.
        Let it run for a couple of hours and see if any errors show up.
        Reboot your computer, enter bios and set your boot priority back to how it was, save your changes on exit.
        After it boots, remove all the crap memtest left on your desktop.
        Keep the memtest floppy for use some other time.
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          Re: Memtest86
          « Reply #27 on: October 17, 2006, 08:45:44 PM »
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          Reboot your computer, enter bios and set your A drive (floppy) as the 1st boot device (Note the original order) Save your changes as you exit. --I dont know if I did this right, my boot order menu had 3 submenu's

          I agree, this is the part where you have to read the bios screen that will tell you how to change the boot order to let the floppy drive boot first & save the changes.
          Then if you have carried out the steps that you crossed out properly Memtest will run.
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          Tiki-Tom

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          Re: Memtest86
          « Reply #28 on: October 18, 2006, 12:58:30 PM »
          Ill look at it harder next time, but booting is such a pain, id rather not do it now.
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          Raptor

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          Re: Memtest86
          « Reply #29 on: October 18, 2006, 04:13:55 PM »
           :-X
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