ram testing

Try Memtest.
I use it all the time and it gives a fair report.
let it run at least 3 cycles and if it shows any errors then I would
consider it not suitable for your setup.
Mike

"Ken" <user.DeleteThis@domain.invalid> wrote in message
news:ROX2f.131985$qY1.66253@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> bob.DeleteThis@coolgroups.com wrote:
>> So, how do I tell if RAM is broken or not?
>>
>> Like I said, I bought some RAM for my PC from eBay, and it doesn't work
>> in my PC. Before I try reselling it on eBay, I want to make sure it
>> isn't busted. Any ideas?
>>
> Try it on a friends computer with Docmem if you think it might be good.
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You could take it to a local PC repair shop. Most will have memory testers
that you pop the RAM into.
 >> Stay informed about: ram testing 

bob RemoveThis @coolgroups.com wrote:
> So, how do I tell if RAM is broken or not?
>
> Like I said, I bought some RAM for my PC from eBay, and it doesn't work
> in my PC. Before I try reselling it on eBay, I want to make sure it
> isn't busted. Any ideas?

1. Keep hitting the reset button until you get some kind of boot? With
some computers, holding down the INSert key while doing this will cause
the safe default settings to be chosen.

2. Try other BIOS settings, using another memory module to configure
the computer? Sometimes the defaults are wrong for the particular type
of memory. For example, my older mobo made for PC2100 memory won't
boot at its default settings if a PC3200 module is in it.

3. Try other computers, preferrably those with different types or
brands of chipsets?

4. Use a memory testing machine at a computer shop?

If you can get the memory to work, run CPU-Z to see what memory timings
worked (eBay buyers may want to know them), and test it with the
diagnostics from www.memtest86.com (MemTest86) or www.memtest86.org
(MemTest86+) and also from www.goldmemory.cz. I've had some modules
pass one of these but fail the other, so I always test with Gold Memory
and one of the others. OTOH DocMem isn't very good at all. See:

www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052001232443
and:
www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120901222920
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Ken wrote:

> Try it on a friends computer with Docmem if you think it might be good.

Why DocMem? It's not very good:

www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT052001232443
www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT120901222920

I've seen several modules pass DocMem but fail Gold Memory or MemTest86
badly, and in one case where MemTest86 reported hundreds of errors
almost right away, DocMem showed errors only on one of its tests, and
it took hours before it did.
 >> Stay informed about: ram testing 

bob RemoveThis @coolgroups.com wrote:
> So, how do I tell if RAM is broken or not?
>
> Like I said, I bought some RAM for my PC from eBay, and it doesn't work
> in my PC. Before I try reselling it on eBay, I want to make sure it
> isn't busted. Any ideas?

I've used Memtest86 and it seems to give the memory a good workout.
 >> Stay informed about: ram testing