Re: [H] memtest86+: How long?
At 12:40 AM 1/16/2010, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: It's been running now for 8 hours, 26 minutes, 5 passes, no errors. Is there really any point in letting this run more? It's testing 8 GB of ram, those these runs take forever. I can't image it would suddenly uncover some bad ram. I never would have run this in the first place, but I did have one stick that was bad. Prime96 and OCCT would uncover the bad ram immediately...it just took a bit of testing to isolate which stick was bad. Once I found it and get a replacement stick, they then gave no further errors. Now, after 8.5+ hours of memtest, I think this is ram should be blessed as ok. Right? I used to figure two complete passes was safe but I've since tested to 10 complete passes and found errors out on pass 7 and 9, so I'm not completely sold on MemTest. But I'd base how long on number of passes rather than time. The more you can live with, the more accurate. I'd say 5 would be a bare minimum. T
Re: [H] memtest86+: How long?
I think it unwise to use just one prog to determine anything. I finally did end up letting it run to 7 passes with the good ram before killing it...but both prime96 and OCCT bombed out almost immediately on the bad ram...whereas with 8 GB installed, it took memtest a while to find it...although it did find problems on the first pass (with the bad ram). I think the ram I have in here now is fine. How many systems get subjected to 10 passes of memtest anyhow? 8GB systems take forever with memtest86+. On 1/18/2010 7:00 AM, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 12:40 AM 1/16/2010, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: It's been running now for 8 hours, 26 minutes, 5 passes, no errors. Is there really any point in letting this run more? It's testing 8 GB of ram, those these runs take forever. I can't image it would suddenly uncover some bad ram. I never would have run this in the first place, but I did have one stick that was bad. Prime96 and OCCT would uncover the bad ram immediately...it just took a bit of testing to isolate which stick was bad. Once I found it and get a replacement stick, they then gave no further errors. Now, after 8.5+ hours of memtest, I think this is ram should be blessed as ok. Right? I used to figure two complete passes was safe but I've since tested to 10 complete passes and found errors out on pass 7 and 9, so I'm not completely sold on MemTest. But I'd base how long on number of passes rather than time. The more you can live with, the more accurate. I'd say 5 would be a bare minimum. T No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.148/2629 - Release Date: 01/17/10 14:35:00
Re: [H] memtest86+: How long?
At 08:55 AM 1/18/2010, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: I think it unwise to use just one prog to determine anything. I finally did end up letting it run to 7 passes with the good ram before killing it...but both prime96 and OCCT bombed out almost immediately on the bad ram...whereas with 8 GB installed, it took memtest a while to find it...although it did find problems on the first pass (with the bad ram). I think the ram I have in here now is fine. How many systems get subjected to 10 passes of memtest anyhow? 8GB systems take forever with memtest86+. Depends on how important getting a good test is. :) If you are getting faster fail results with Prime96 and OCCT, then I'd use those. T
Re: [H] memtest86+: How long?
Yes. For example, when trying to track down the bad stick of ram, either prime95 or OCCT were best as they crashed immediately. However, once you get the good/bad sticks sorted out, it's probably best to let them all run for many hours in the hope to have the best chances of ending up with a perfectly stable system. On 1/18/2010 11:30 AM, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 08:55 AM 1/18/2010, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: I think it unwise to use just one prog to determine anything. I finally did end up letting it run to 7 passes with the good ram before killing it...but both prime96 and OCCT bombed out almost immediately on the bad ram...whereas with 8 GB installed, it took memtest a while to find it...although it did find problems on the first pass (with the bad ram). I think the ram I have in here now is fine. How many systems get subjected to 10 passes of memtest anyhow? 8GB systems take forever with memtest86+. Depends on how important getting a good test is. :) If you are getting faster fail results with Prime96 and OCCT, then I'd use those. T No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.730 / Virus Database: 270.14.149/2630 - Release Date: 01/18/10 02:35:00
Re: [H] memtest86+: How long?
Hello Anthony, Friday, January 15, 2010, 10:40:13 PM, you wrote: further errors. Now, after 8.5+ hours of memtest, I think this is ram should be blessed as ok. Right? I let it run for a day minimum, but if there is a transient issue... -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
[H] memtest86+: How long?
It's been running now for 8 hours, 26 minutes, 5 passes, no errors. Is there really any point in letting this run more? It's testing 8 GB of ram, those these runs take forever. I can't image it would suddenly uncover some bad ram. I never would have run this in the first place, but I did have one stick that was bad. Prime96 and OCCT would uncover the bad ram immediately...it just took a bit of testing to isolate which stick was bad. Once I found it and get a replacement stick, they then gave no further errors. Now, after 8.5+ hours of memtest, I think this is ram should be blessed as ok. Right?
Re: [H] memtest86+: How long?
I'd assume so. Newest version of memtest? Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:40:13 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] memtest86+: How long? It's been running now for 8 hours, 26 minutes, 5 passes, no errors. Is there really any point in letting this run more? It's testing 8 GB of ram, those these runs take forever. I can't image it would suddenly uncover some bad ram. I never would have run this in the first place, but I did have one stick that was bad. Prime96 and OCCT would uncover the bad ram immediately...it just took a bit of testing to isolate which stick was bad. Once I found it and get a replacement stick, they then gave no further errors. Now, after 8.5+ hours of memtest, I think this is ram should be blessed as ok. Right?
Re: [H] memtest86+: How long?
I think so. Version 4.0. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -Original Message- From: tmse...@rlrnews.com Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:52:26 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] memtest86+: How long? I'd assume so. Newest version of memtest? Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:40:13 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] memtest86+: How long? It's been running now for 8 hours, 26 minutes, 5 passes, no errors. Is there really any point in letting this run more? It's testing 8 GB of ram, those these runs take forever. I can't image it would suddenly uncover some bad ram. I never would have run this in the first place, but I did have one stick that was bad. Prime96 and OCCT would uncover the bad ram immediately...it just took a bit of testing to isolate which stick was bad. Once I found it and get a replacement stick, they then gave no further errors. Now, after 8.5+ hours of memtest, I think this is ram should be blessed as ok. Right?
