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Memory test
I'm a big fan of the memory-test utility at memtest.org.
But now I have a 64-bit computer. Is the ISO bootable image compatible with 64-bit PCs? The site doesn't say. It does mention the i5 core chip, which is what I have. And if I can't use memtest, does anyone know a good memory-test program? I really like the memtest approach of a bootable image, so that it's not dependent on the operating system. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Memory test
On Jun 27, 5:51*pm, Stan Brown wrote:
I'm a big fan of the memory-test utility at memtest.org. But now I have a 64-bit computer. *Is the ISO bootable image compatible with 64-bit PCs? *The site doesn't say. *It does mention the i5 core chip, which is what I have. And if I can't use memtest, does anyone know a good memory-test program? *I really like the memtest approach of a bootable image, so that it's not dependent on the operating system. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... Have a look here, Stan http://shareme.com/showtop/freeware/...-software.html |
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Memory test
On Jun 27, 5:51*pm, Stan Brown wrote:
I'm a big fan of the memory-test utility at memtest.org. But now I have a 64-bit computer. *Is the ISO bootable image compatible with 64-bit PCs? *The site doesn't say. *It does mention the i5 core chip, which is what I have. And if I can't use memtest, does anyone know a good memory-test program? *I really like the memtest approach of a bootable image, so that it's not dependent on the operating system. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... Have a look here, Stan http://shareme.com/showtop/freeware/...-software.html |
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Memory test
Stan Brown wrote:
I'm a big fan of the memory-test utility at memtest.org. But now I have a 64-bit computer. Is the ISO bootable image compatible with 64-bit PCs? The site doesn't say. It does mention the i5 core chip, which is what I have. And if I can't use memtest, does anyone know a good memory-test program? I really like the memtest approach of a bootable image, so that it's not dependent on the operating system. Your hardware (or the few parts that need to be) allow you to now use a 64-bit Operating System. You don't have to (most likely) and the memory tester you are used to should work just fine. Are you actually running a 64-bit Operating System? (As I said -having the hardware for it and actually doing it - two different things.) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Memory test
Stan Brown wrote:
I'm a big fan of the memory-test utility at memtest.org. But now I have a 64-bit computer. Is the ISO bootable image compatible with 64-bit PCs? The site doesn't say. It does mention the i5 core chip, which is what I have. And if I can't use memtest, does anyone know a good memory-test program? I really like the memtest approach of a bootable image, so that it's not dependent on the operating system. Your hardware (or the few parts that need to be) allow you to now use a 64-bit Operating System. You don't have to (most likely) and the memory tester you are used to should work just fine. Are you actually running a 64-bit Operating System? (As I said -having the hardware for it and actually doing it - two different things.) -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |
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Memory test
"Stan Brown" wrote in message t... I'm a big fan of the memory-test utility at memtest.org. But now I have a 64-bit computer. Is the ISO bootable image compatible with 64-bit PCs? The site doesn't say. It does mention the i5 core chip, which is what I have. And if I can't use memtest, does anyone know a good memory-test program? I really like the memtest approach of a bootable image, so that it's not dependent on the operating system. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... As Shenan was saying, most personal computers produced within the last 10 years has 64 bit architecture (actually before Windows XP 64 bit was originally produced.) 32 or 64 bit operating systems will run on a 64 bit architecture enabled computer platform but 64 bit will not run on a 32 bit architecture system. That said most 32 bit programs will also run on either 64 or 32 bit operating systems but 64 bit programs will not run on 32 bit operating systems (Windows 2000, Windows XP (home or Pro), Vista 32 or Win 7 32 bit.) The first operating system that has had fairly wide device drivers (sub-programs that actually operate devices attached to the computer such as printers, scanners, etc.) created for it is Vista 64 bit with Win 7 having even more being produced for it.) All that said, your memory test program should run without any issues on any hardware you currently have. Remember to create your bootable CD from the ISO bootable image prior to attempting to boot from the program to test the memory. A bootable CD is totally operating system independent (the computer's OS isn't loaded) as the CD contains whatever operating system the program's creator desires to use to test the memory. |
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Memory test
"Stan Brown" wrote in message t... I'm a big fan of the memory-test utility at memtest.org. But now I have a 64-bit computer. Is the ISO bootable image compatible with 64-bit PCs? The site doesn't say. It does mention the i5 core chip, which is what I have. And if I can't use memtest, does anyone know a good memory-test program? I really like the memtest approach of a bootable image, so that it's not dependent on the operating system. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... As Shenan was saying, most personal computers produced within the last 10 years has 64 bit architecture (actually before Windows XP 64 bit was originally produced.) 32 or 64 bit operating systems will run on a 64 bit architecture enabled computer platform but 64 bit will not run on a 32 bit architecture system. That said most 32 bit programs will also run on either 64 or 32 bit operating systems but 64 bit programs will not run on 32 bit operating systems (Windows 2000, Windows XP (home or Pro), Vista 32 or Win 7 32 bit.) The first operating system that has had fairly wide device drivers (sub-programs that actually operate devices attached to the computer such as printers, scanners, etc.) created for it is Vista 64 bit with Win 7 having even more being produced for it.) All that said, your memory test program should run without any issues on any hardware you currently have. Remember to create your bootable CD from the ISO bootable image prior to attempting to boot from the program to test the memory. A bootable CD is totally operating system independent (the computer's OS isn't loaded) as the CD contains whatever operating system the program's creator desires to use to test the memory. |
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Memory test
On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:25:51 -0500, Shenan Stanley wrote:
Stan Brown wrote: I'm a big fan of the memory-test utility at memtest.org. But now I have a 64-bit computer. Is the ISO bootable image compatible with 64-bit PCs? The site doesn't say. It does mention the i5 core chip, which is what I have. And if I can't use memtest, does anyone know a good memory-test program? I really like the memtest approach of a bootable image, so that it's not dependent on the operating system. Your hardware (or the few parts that need to be) allow you to now use a 64-bit Operating System. You don't have to (most likely) and the memory tester you are used to should work just fine. Are you actually running a 64-bit Operating System? (As I said -having the hardware for it and actually doing it - two different things.) Yes, it's 64-bit Windows 7. But memtest is a boot image itself; it doesn't boot the operating system. Come to think of it, "64-bit" in the hardware would refer to the address space, right? The actual RAM is still going to consist of eight-bit bytes, just potentially more of them. Or am I off base here? -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Memory test
On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:25:51 -0500, Shenan Stanley wrote:
Stan Brown wrote: I'm a big fan of the memory-test utility at memtest.org. But now I have a 64-bit computer. Is the ISO bootable image compatible with 64-bit PCs? The site doesn't say. It does mention the i5 core chip, which is what I have. And if I can't use memtest, does anyone know a good memory-test program? I really like the memtest approach of a bootable image, so that it's not dependent on the operating system. Your hardware (or the few parts that need to be) allow you to now use a 64-bit Operating System. You don't have to (most likely) and the memory tester you are used to should work just fine. Are you actually running a 64-bit Operating System? (As I said -having the hardware for it and actually doing it - two different things.) Yes, it's 64-bit Windows 7. But memtest is a boot image itself; it doesn't boot the operating system. Come to think of it, "64-bit" in the hardware would refer to the address space, right? The actual RAM is still going to consist of eight-bit bytes, just potentially more of them. Or am I off base here? -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Memory test
On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:47:42 -0400, LVTravel wrote:
All that said, your memory test program should run without any issues on any hardware you currently have. Remember to create your bootable CD from the ISO bootable image prior to attempting to boot from the program to test the memory. Thanks to you and Shenan for your reassurances. I know that the ISO image is independent of the OS -- that's one of the main attractions for me. The laptop that is now showing its age (66 months) had bad RAM -- I'm not sure if it was shipped that way or if the RAM went bad within the first year. The symptom was BSOD if I ran several programs together, but no problem if I didn't. I thought it was a Windows issue. When I ran the memtest.org image it found the exact bad bit in about five seconds. So on my new computer, I want to test the RAM before I load anything critical on there. (I've downloaded the ISO image and will burn it from a known good computer.) I'll also do a full hard drive scan to get bad sectors marked before anything is written to them. I know this is an XP group, so I won't post here about Windows 7, beyond one comment that might help others getting into Windows 7: I bought two O'Reilly books, /Windows 7 Up and Running/ and /Windows 7 Annoyances/. I highly recommend the Annoyances book (based on as much of it as I've read so far, and my very positive experience with /Windows XP Annoyances/). But IMHO /Windows 7 Up and Running/ was a waste of money: lots of fluff about included application programs and how great they are and very, very little practical advice about configuring the system. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Memory test
On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:47:42 -0400, LVTravel wrote:
All that said, your memory test program should run without any issues on any hardware you currently have. Remember to create your bootable CD from the ISO bootable image prior to attempting to boot from the program to test the memory. Thanks to you and Shenan for your reassurances. I know that the ISO image is independent of the OS -- that's one of the main attractions for me. The laptop that is now showing its age (66 months) had bad RAM -- I'm not sure if it was shipped that way or if the RAM went bad within the first year. The symptom was BSOD if I ran several programs together, but no problem if I didn't. I thought it was a Windows issue. When I ran the memtest.org image it found the exact bad bit in about five seconds. So on my new computer, I want to test the RAM before I load anything critical on there. (I've downloaded the ISO image and will burn it from a known good computer.) I'll also do a full hard drive scan to get bad sectors marked before anything is written to them. I know this is an XP group, so I won't post here about Windows 7, beyond one comment that might help others getting into Windows 7: I bought two O'Reilly books, /Windows 7 Up and Running/ and /Windows 7 Annoyances/. I highly recommend the Annoyances book (based on as much of it as I've read so far, and my very positive experience with /Windows XP Annoyances/). But IMHO /Windows 7 Up and Running/ was a waste of money: lots of fluff about included application programs and how great they are and very, very little practical advice about configuring the system. -- Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com Shikata ga nai... |
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Thanks for this informative discussion.It is very help full for all.Thanks
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You people just discussed most faced problem and solution its really good, keep on sharing
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Too informative and superb sharing this is, i really like this effort too much
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