Windows 11/10 has an inbuilt Memory Diagnostic Tool. Most of the time, Memory Diagnostic won’t detect bad RAM. If you want to check the stability of RAM, we suggest you use an open-source memory test ...

I’ve been using Memtest86 and its successor Memtest86+ for so long now, it’s hard to remember when I started; a decade ago to be sure. Memtest86+, as you might guess from the moniker, is a memory ...

Memtest86 is thorough, stand alone memory test for x86 architecture computers. BIOS based memory tests are only a quick check and often miss many of the failures that are detected by Memtest86.

I have come across an issue that I would like some outside perspective on. Namely, I recently added a second stick of memory (PNY 256MB PC2100 - $5 special from Office Depot) to my PC, based on a ...

The revival in development of open source RAM-testing tool Memtest86+ continues with version 7.0 – and it's not just for Linuxy types. Memtest86+ is a FOSS tool for testing a computer's RAM. It's tiny ...

Hoping the Linux branch is the right spot, but happy to relocate this post if needed. I'm trying to run memtest86+ on some ram, but it consistently freezes after just a few minutes of testing. When it ...

Memtest86+, an open source application for testing RAM stability and finding potential errors, has hit version 7 after its revival in 2022. The V7 release of Memtest86+ includes bug fixes, ...

I have an old MacBookPro 2011 and I tried to upgrade its DDR3 RAM to 16GB. I have run several memory tests and only Memtest86+ passes, which is strange. Is the Memtest86+ somewhat less sensitive to ...

MemTest86 is an essential tool if you’re on the nitty-gritty side of PC repair. It’s a way to stress test a PC’s memory and look for errors without booting into a full operating system, thus finding a ...

Memtest86+ v6 has been released, with support for the new Intel 13th Gen Core "Raptor Lake" CPUs and AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series "Zen 4" CPUs... but more importantly: DDR5 memory support. The latest ...