Using MemTest86+ to test your RAM for problems
Download the latest MemTest86+ disc image from here
Unzip the contents and there will be a file called mt420.iso within it
Burning the ISO image to CD
- Click here to download ImgBurn, a program which we will use to burn the .iso file onto a Blank CD
- Once downloaded, double click the ImgBurn installation file and follow the prompts to install it
- Open ImgBurn and click Write image file to disc
- Insert a blank CD into your drive
- Now click Browse for a file
- Navigate to the mt420.iso file and click Open
- Now click on the following button to start burning the image to disc
- Once the CD has been burnt, insert it back into the CD drive and shutdown your PC
- Restart the PC and MemTest should load up and automatically start testing your RAM
- If it doesn't automatically load, you will need to change the Boot Order in your BIOS, so that the PC looks at the CD Drive before booting into Windows. If you are unsure of how to do this, just let me know your Make and Model of PC/Laptop
- Leave MemTest running until it has done a minimum of 5 Passes.
- Just next to the Pass count, there is the Errors count. If the error count goes above 0 at any time, let me know, as this indicates that you have a strong possibility of faulty RAM
- Once it has completed 5 Passes, you may take the CD out of the drive and press Esc to reboot your PC.
Please be patient when running MemTest as 5 passes can take anywhere from approx 20mins to several hours (depending on the amount of RAM installed)