memtest86 Questions

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#1

Hello,

I have been having some MEMORY_MANAGEMENT errors on my pc and have been told to run memtest86 to see if the RAM is faulty. Just have a few questions.

How long should I leave the test running for?

I have just left all 4 sticks of ddr4 in the pc will it test all of them separately?

How will I know whether the RAM is faulty is if it shows any errors?

Many Thanks

#2

  1. you should leave the test running overnight

  2. In the morning if you left it overnight it will tell you that it has any errors or not.

#3

thanks for your reply, is it alright to test all 4 dims at the same time?

Do errors mean that the ram is faulty?

#4

I like to run memtest for as long as it takes to complete the entire tests cycle, which is usually a few hours, but I like to let it complete the cycle 2-3 times. Since are just testing too see if there is an issue, you can test with all 4 sticks installed, then if you get errors you can test them individually. If your RAM is faulty, it will look like this:

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#5

yes you should test all 4 sticks. and yes errors= faulty

#6

I am using the 6.2.0 free version will it look the same?

#7

Yes