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What apps do you use to test for bad RAM in Tiger? - Jimmypoo - 07-26-2007
Something that will identify it by socket without removing them one at a time, if possible.
Thanks!
j
Re: What apps do you use to test for bad RAM in Tiger? - Silencio - 07-26-2007
I prefer MemTest, preferably run from Single User Mode via the current version of AppleJack. Unfortunately, I haven't seen any memory testers that can isolate a bad patch of memory to a particular RAM socket. Gotta do the old process of elimination thing...
Re: What apps do you use to test for bad RAM in Tiger? - Fritz - 07-26-2007
how does one run it from AJ?
I don't see it in the AJ menu under Single User mode.
Re: What apps do you use to test for bad RAM in Tiger? - BigGuynRusty - 07-26-2007
Rember, a GUI wrapper for MemTest.
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/15837
BGnR
Re: What apps do you use to test for bad RAM in Tiger? - Silencio - 07-26-2007
If you're running AppleJack 1.4.3, press "x" instead of 1-5 at the main menu. That will give you the super secret menu with memory testing and a few other things. You do have to use the "Customize" option in the AppleJack 1.4.3 installer to actually install Memtest in the first place; I haven't tried running it with a copy of Memtest installed separately - I think the standalone version is newer than the one bundled with AppleJack.
And I prefer running Memtest in single user mode because it can grab more RAM for itself to test than it can while running in full graphical mode through Rember.
Re: What apps do you use to test for bad RAM in Tiger? - Fritz - 07-26-2007
thanks for both concepts
Re: What apps do you use to test for bad RAM in Tiger? - Jimmypoo - 07-28-2007
ran REMBER again for 24 hours, this time no errors.
Just wondering before I pull stuff apart and do a general clean-out and disk replacement, etc.
I need a multi-slot dedicated RAM tester machine! That would do it!