On 8/26/2015 12:59 AM, Rugxulo wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 1:04 AM, Mateusz Viste <mate...@viste.fr> wrote: >> Rugxulo, Ralph, >> >> Thank you both for your inputs! Here's the endgame :) >> >> I already tried to test the RAM on this machine using both "AleGr >> MEMTEST 2.00" and "MEMTEST86+ 4.20" (from a boot floppy), but both fail >> miserably - AleGr MEMTEST imemdiately freezes, while MEMTEST86+ >> immediately reboots the PC. > I vaguely remember an older version (circa 2003) hacked by Eric, which > I think is this one, so if super curious, you could try it: > > http://ericauer.cosmodata.virtuaserver.com.br/soft/specials/memteste.zip If MemTest86+ (exactly THAT and none else ever mentioned by me, and of course the latest version) is not properly running on a PC, there is something fishy with that host, either something not "standard" or there is a problem with the memory/CPU... > >> The BIOS test passes though, so even if RAM chips are bad, they are at >> least seemingly behaving correctly. The RAM "test" in most BIOS'es isn't a test for properly working RAM, it is merely a test if RAM is accessible/available at a certain memory location, and hence means absolutely nothing for the proper operation of a PC... > > Well, it's probably not your RAM then. Wrong conclusion...
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