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Constant crashes - testing memory?
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 05:19:31 GMT, Knowing that it was a Hollywood
invention that lemmings jump off cliffs "jeffc" wrote : I've been suffering numerous crashes on my Win 98 system on the older computer I built. It's happening constantly in Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, and Age of Empires II. I've tried reinstalling video drivers, and reinstalling Windows, defragmenting the hard drive and scanning the entire hard drive for errors. I got the latest patches and updates and scanned for viruses. I'm running out of ideas. Is there a way to check for bad RAM memory sectors? Could that be a cause? Is there a better newsgroup to check? thanks The only true way to test your memory is with a hardware memory tester or if you have two sticks try each one separately in each slot. Software RAM testers are not much use. HTH -- Free Windows/PC help, http://www.geocities.com/sheppola/trouble.html email shepATpartyheld.de Free songs download, http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/nomessiahsmusic.htm |
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Go to http://www.memtest86.com and download the memory checker. It's what
service techs use. -- DaveW "jeffc" wrote in message news I've been suffering numerous crashes on my Win 98 system on the older computer I built. It's happening constantly in Outlook Express, Internet Explorer, and Age of Empires II. I've tried reinstalling video drivers, and reinstalling Windows, defragmenting the hard drive and scanning the entire hard drive for errors. I got the latest patches and updates and scanned for viruses. I'm running out of ideas. Is there a way to check for bad RAM memory sectors? Could that be a cause? Is there a better newsgroup to check? thanks |
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The SiSoft Sandra tech suites have memory checkers as part of their
toolkits. These are available even in the freebie downlaod versions. |
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