gHacks technology news » memtest http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Test Your Computer With Heavy Load http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/07/test-your-computer-with-heavy-load/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/07/test-your-computer-with-heavy-load/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:17:04 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=5236 It is always a good idea to stress test a new computer or new hardware to make sure that it is fully functionally and without errors. Hardware that is not working properly can lead to all kind of problems such as system crashes, data loss and even hardware defects.

Heavy Load is putting the system and its hardware to the test including CPU, Memory and Hard Drives.“HeavyLoad writes a large test-file to the temp folder, it allocates physical and virtual memory and it draws patterns in its window.”

A chart is displaying CPU usage and free memory during the tests but the only indication that the tests have not been successful would be a crash of either the application or the system. The user has the choice to start only selected tests by enabling icons on top of the program window.

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It’s possible for instance to only stress the CPU to find out if it is working properly or the cause of problems. Experienced users prefer to use specialized applications like MemTest to test the memory of the computer instead.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2008/07/07/test-your-computer-with-heavy-load/feed/ 4 How to test your RAM for errors http://www.ghacks.net/2007/07/26/how-to-test-your-ram-for-errors/ http://www.ghacks.net/2007/07/26/how-to-test-your-ram-for-errors/#comments Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:50:39 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2007/07/26/how-to-test-your-ram-for-errors/ It you purchase new ram, a new or used computer or experience crashes and bluescreens you should definitely test the memory installed on your computer to make sure that it is running without errors. Faulty memory is one of the main reasons for instability. The first task should be to make sure that the memory is correctly inserted into the memory banks. Make sure you count the number of bars and check if you are running dual channel mode or not.

Download the free software Memtest86+ as an iso image (currently Memtest 3.3 iso) and burn it to a compact disk. Reboot your computer afterwards and boot the CD that you just created. You might need to change the boot order in your bios to be able to boot from CD. Memtest86+ is starting automatically from CD and performing in depth memory tests that could take hours to complete.

If errors are encountered during the test you know that you have faulty RAM and need to replace it. If you have more than one RAM bar installed you should test them separately to make sure you know which one is the faulty one. I ran the test just a few hours ago and realized that one of my ram bars is indeed faulty which made me order new RAM immediately.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2007/07/26/how-to-test-your-ram-for-errors/feed/ 11 MemTest 3.4 http://www.ghacks.net/2006/04/25/memtest-34/ http://www.ghacks.net/2006/04/25/memtest-34/#comments Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:06:41 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2006/04/25/memtest-34/ It´s wise to check your system components when you first start your new computer. It does not matter if you build it yourself or purchased a prebuild computer. It´s always a good idea to check if everything is working as intended. MemTest 3.4 tests your systems memory to make sure it is not damaged. It´s also a great way to test it when you overclock your computer / ram. This way you can ensure that it´s still reliable and does not produce errors.

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