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Old December 5th 08, 08:40 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Bleimor
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Default Memtest86+ 2.1 on SDRAM PC133

Hi,

I've just bought new RAM (SDRAM PC 133) on a web site.
I've made a test with Memtest86+ 2.1 using a bootable CD and after 30
minutes (4 pass), there's just one error.
What do you think about it ?

Best regards.
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Old December 5th 08, 09:02 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Geoff
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Default Memtest86+ 2.1 on SDRAM PC133

There should not be any errors. I have to run memtest a while on my machine
also before an error shows up but if I set the bios to safe settings,
meaning no intelligent overclocking on the part of the bios, I do not get
any errors.

Even if there are no errors, there could be an error next week. That is why
some people use ecc memory. If I had to do things differently, I would get
a board with ecc, mine does not support it.

If you are using your pc for gaming, etc. then one error is not an issue.
If you are a tax accountant running numbers all the time for clients then it
could be an issue.

--g


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Old December 6th 08, 01:35 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Kent_Diego[_2_]
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Default Memtest86+ 2.1 on SDRAM PC133


I've just bought new RAM (SDRAM PC 133) on a web site.
I've made a test with Memtest86+ 2.1 using a bootable CD and after 30
minutes (4 pass), there's just one error.
What do you think about it ?

Best regards.

You should be able go over night without getting any errors. Having memory
errors is bad. Return to place of purchase if possible. Run your RAM at
lower speed or increase voltage. Often everything will seem good for a while
and then you will find files get corrupted on hard drive with bad RAM.

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Old December 6th 08, 01:47 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
larry moe 'n curly
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Default Memtest86+ 2.1 on SDRAM PC133



Bleimor wrote:

I've just bought new RAM (SDRAM PC 133) on a web site.
I've made a test with Memtest86+ 2.1 using a bootable CD and after 30
minutes (4 pass), there's just one error.
What do you think about it ?


It's completely unacceptable, especially because even MemTest86 is a
lot more lax than the testing machines used by chip manufacturers like
Samsung, Micron, etc. And you need to test for a lot longer than 30
minutes, like overnight, because I've had modules run fine and then
show errors after 4-5 hours. I'd also try Gold Memory ver. 5.07 (not
just 6.xx) because it often finds errors that every version of
MemTest86 misses.

If the dealer won't provide you with a 100% good replacement at no
charge to you, including return shipping, then you should _mail_ a
written billing error complaint with your credit card company at the
special billing problem address. Mailing the complaint obligates the
card company to act as your collection agent and make your bill right,
even if it can't collect from the merchant (something that card
issuers often don't like to admit or will outright lie about).

A lot of memory modules are junk now, including many major brands.
About the only way to avoid junk is by purchasing modules made with a
chip manufacturer's first-rate chips, meaning they're marked with a
full part number that can be Googled and return dozens of pages of
specifications. Also avoid modules with heatsinks on them or that
require a nonstandard voltage (i.e., not 3.30V, 2.50V, 1.80V, or
1.50V)
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Old December 6th 08, 05:44 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Bob Fry
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Default Memtest86+ 2.1 on SDRAM PC133

"B" == Bleimor writes:

B after 30 minutes (4 pass), there's just one error. What do you
B think about it ?

No good. Let it run overnight to get fully warm. Should be zero
errors.
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one hundred years than Christianity did in eighteen hundred years.
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Old December 6th 08, 06:00 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Default Memtest86+ 2.1 on SDRAM PC133

Bleimor wrote:
Hi,

I've just bought new RAM (SDRAM PC 133) on a web site.
I've made a test with Memtest86+ 2.1 using a bootable CD and after 30
minutes (4 pass), there's just one error.
What do you think about it ?

Best regards.


faulty RAM - it cannot perform when it warms up to operating
temperatures. Return it.

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Old May 28th 13, 11:44 AM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Default Memtest86+ 2.1 on SDRAM PC133

On Saturday, December 6, 2008 2:10:38 AM UTC+5:30, Bleimor wrote:
Hi,

I've just bought new RAM (SDRAM PC 133) on a web site.
I've made a test with Memtest86+ 2.1 using a bootable CD and after 30
minutes (4 pass), there's just one error.
What do you think about it ?

Best regards.


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Old May 28th 13, 04:12 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Grinder
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Default Memtest86+ 2.1 on SDRAM PC133

On 5/28/2013 5:44 AM, wrote:
On Saturday, December 6, 2008 2:10:38 AM UTC+5:30, Bleimor wrote:
Hi,

I've just bought new RAM (SDRAM PC 133) on a web site.
I've made a test with Memtest86+ 2.1 using a bootable CD and after 30
minutes (4 pass), there's just one error.
What do you think about it ?

Best regards.


Thanks for share the post
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I would consider 1 error to be too many. Did you buy the RAM
separately, or did it come with a system? If the former, you may well
have a lifetime guarantee, and the vendor will take memtest's reportage
as sufficient cause to replace the item.


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Old May 28th 13, 06:01 PM posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
Michael Black[_2_]
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Default Memtest86+ 2.1 on SDRAM PC133

On Tue, 28 May 2013, Grinder wrote:

On 5/28/2013 5:44 AM, wrote:
On Saturday, December 6, 2008 2:10:38 AM UTC+5:30, Bleimor wrote:
Hi,

I've just bought new RAM (SDRAM PC 133) on a web site.
I've made a test with Memtest86+ 2.1 using a bootable CD and after 30
minutes (4 pass), there's just one error.
What do you think about it ?

Best regards.


Thanks for share the post

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I would consider 1 error to be too many. Did you buy the RAM separately, or
did it come with a system? If the former, you may well have a lifetime
guarantee, and the vendor will take memtest's reportage as sufficient cause
to replace the item.



Pay attention.

SOmeone replied to a post from 2008. He did it to spam his URL. That's
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You've ignored the date of the original post, even ignored the fact taht
you've replied to the spammer rather than the original post.

Someone from 2008 is not likely to still be here. There is no good reason
to reply to an old post, google still hasnt' fixed the bug that allows
replies to posts older than 30 days, which is why the spammers are using
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