- Jan 29, 2005
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OK, I have MemTest86 1.51 and ran the full suite of tests for 10 hours or so. I got 62 errors in 62 passes in test 7 for a particular memory address.
So I have since reduced the timings and upped the voltage. I also replaced the power supply. Still get the error on test 7 at the same memory address.
My take: I think test 7 just writes and reads random values to all the memory cells in the memory. If it fails on a particular address consistently, that must mean the memory has a bad cell. I'm pretty sure that re-seating or trying different slots won't fix the error. If it has a bad cell, it has a bad cell.
Am I full of it or is my reasoning basically sound? I ask because I'm going back and forth with the manufacturer (so far amicably), and I'm getting to the point where I'm going to ask for a replacement. I just want to make sure I have the right analysis of my testing in case they send me on a wild goose chase of "try another slot," "re-seat them," "try a different motherboard," "try a different computer," etc.
So I have since reduced the timings and upped the voltage. I also replaced the power supply. Still get the error on test 7 at the same memory address.
My take: I think test 7 just writes and reads random values to all the memory cells in the memory. If it fails on a particular address consistently, that must mean the memory has a bad cell. I'm pretty sure that re-seating or trying different slots won't fix the error. If it has a bad cell, it has a bad cell.
Am I full of it or is my reasoning basically sound? I ask because I'm going back and forth with the manufacturer (so far amicably), and I'm getting to the point where I'm going to ask for a replacement. I just want to make sure I have the right analysis of my testing in case they send me on a wild goose chase of "try another slot," "re-seat them," "try a different motherboard," "try a different computer," etc.