2009/6/26 Jussi Peltola <pe...@pelzi.net>: > memtest86+: it can prove it's broken, but if it doesn't > find problems it doesn't guarantee there are none.
I've said this before, but I've yet to see faulty RAM whose problems memtest86+ will not detect during a 24hr burn-in test. Sure, I've seen faulty RAM that memtest86+ said was ok during a single-pass test, but if you let memtest86+ run for 24 hours it'll probably find just about any error. Of course, depending on your circumstances it may be more economical to just chuck the suspect RAM instead of wasting 24 hours. And granted, YMMV. But if anyone has ever seen any faulty RAM whose problems a 24hr burn-in test with memtest86+ could not detect, I'd be very interested in hearing that. regards, --ropers
