memory checking

Kinasz · 05-09-2004, 08:56 PM

Is there any such program out there that can check memory for errors in software. I was just thinking it would be easy to rotate values through all of the physical memory to search for errors.

Does anyone know if these already exist, if so does it actually work?

Waldo2k2 · 05-09-2004, 09:00 PM

are you referring to memory leaks in software or physical memory damage?
If the latter, then I think it's called memtest86

adrianxw · 05-10-2004, 01:52 AM

memtst86. You boot from a floppy and run it. Good tool.

TravisS · 05-10-2004, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by adrianxw

memtst86. You boot from a floppy and run it. Good tool.

Yup, very much so. Just be sure to give it a while to run :-)

adrianxw · 05-11-2004, 11:20 AM

>>> Just be sure to give it a while to run

Very good point, although the test exercises memory well, if you have a stick which is just good enough, it might fail under stress.

Kinasz · 05-12-2004, 03:43 AM

memtest worked great, thanks

05-09-2004, 08:56 PM	#1
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05-10-2004, 01:52 AM	#3
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adrianxw It's full of stars Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 4,833	>>> Just be sure to give it a while to run Very good point, although the test exercises memory well, if you have a stick which is just good enough, it might fail under stress. __________________ Wave upon wave of demented avengers march cheerfully out of obscurity unto the dream.
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05-12-2004, 03:43 AM	#6
Kinasz zsaniK Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 222	memtest worked great, thanks __________________ "Assumptions are the mother of all **** ups!"
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