defaultluser
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System: Win 7 64, 2500k, Intel DP67BA, 2x2GB 1333.
So, I recently had a few BSODs that pointed me in the direction of possibly bad RAM (through google search). I downloaded the latest UBCD to run memtest/memtest+, and neither program works on my system. Here is what I see:
memtest: restarts the computer immediately after launching.
memtest+: runs for a half second before it hangs.
I verified the MD5 sum of the download, and just for kicks I tried an old memtest 3.5 CD I had lying around (it did the same thing as 3.6).
I was able to finally test my RAM using Windows Memory Diagnostic. I ran it with both sticks individually and then with both installed, under EXTENDED test and had no errors encountered.
So, I'm at a bit of an impasse here. I'm pretty sure the error is not memory, and I just need a reinstall of Windows. But at the same time I am concerned that memtest will not load. I've never encountered that sort of thing on any system I've owned in the last 6 years.
So, I recently had a few BSODs that pointed me in the direction of possibly bad RAM (through google search). I downloaded the latest UBCD to run memtest/memtest+, and neither program works on my system. Here is what I see:
memtest: restarts the computer immediately after launching.
memtest+: runs for a half second before it hangs.
I verified the MD5 sum of the download, and just for kicks I tried an old memtest 3.5 CD I had lying around (it did the same thing as 3.6).
I was able to finally test my RAM using Windows Memory Diagnostic. I ran it with both sticks individually and then with both installed, under EXTENDED test and had no errors encountered.
So, I'm at a bit of an impasse here. I'm pretty sure the error is not memory, and I just need a reinstall of Windows. But at the same time I am concerned that memtest will not load. I've never encountered that sort of thing on any system I've owned in the last 6 years.