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Memory Integrity testing?

  • 30-10-2002 11:40am
    #1
    Scruff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,222 ✭✭✭


    Anynone know where i could get software that would run a diagnostic on my RAM?

    my computer has started to act really strange lately. at times if i try and launch a new program the display gets completely messed up and will only be ok again after i shut down a couple of running programs.

    I thought it was a grapihics problem at first but after looking in the system event viewer i'm not so sure. the event viewer is reporting things like
    The instruction at "0x70117738" referenced memory at "0x70117738". The memory could not be "read".

    cheers?


Comments

  • #2
    Zab
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭Zab


    memtest86. It runs without windows, so you can put it on a bootable CD ( using the ISO provided ) or on a bootable floppy. Instructions are on the webpage.

    Zab.


  • #3
    elmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 732 ✭✭✭elmer


    if the memory comes back all clear - you might want to check out the hard disk it might have bad sectors or need a defrag and scan


  • #4
    Typedef
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,564 ✭✭✭Typedef


    Isn't this some sort of segmentation fault?
    Yes I think it is..... something to do with attempting to read memory that is not currently allocated to program x from program x as opposed to a hardware fault. I'd be looking at a software as opposed to a hardware error.


  • #5
    tribble
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,478 ✭✭✭tribble


    DocMemory

    Bootable Floppy Based Memory tester - Free

    b


  • #6
    BigEejit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,739 ✭✭✭BigEejit


    I had something very similar happen to me with my old pc ... I had damaged the motherboard when I was adding a new agp card ... every diagnostic tool on the planet was reporting bad memory but I changed it and it was still reporting the exact same problem ... tried another motherboard and everything was fine...


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