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8) Trouble-shooting Memory Errors
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9) Execution Time
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10) Memory Testing Philosophy
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11) Memtest86 Test Algorithms
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11) Memetest86 Test Algorithms
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12) Individual Test Descriptions
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13) Problem Reporting - Contact Information
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14) Known Problems
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1) Introduction
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Memtest86 is thorough, stand alone memory test for Intel/AMD x86 architecture
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Memetest86 is thorough, stand alone memory test for Intel/AMD x86 architecture
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systems. BIOS based memory tests are only a quick check and often miss
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failures that are detected by Memtest86.
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failures that are detected by Memetest86.
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For updates go to the Memtest86 web page:
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For updates go to the Memetest86 web page:
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http://www.memtest86.com
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http://www.memetest.org
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2) Licensing
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============
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Memtest86 is released under the terms of the Gnu Public License (GPL). Other
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Memetest86 is released under the terms of the Gnu Public License (GPL). Other
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than the provisions of the GPL there are no restrictions for use, private or
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commercial. See: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html for details.
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3) Linux Installation
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Memtest86 is a stand alone program and can be loaded from either a disk
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Memetest86 is a stand alone program and can be loaded from either a disk
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partition or from a floppy disk.
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To build Memtest86:
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To build Memetest86:
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1) Review the Makefile and adjust options as needed.
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2) Type "make"
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This creates a file named "memtest.bin" which is a bootable image. This
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This creates a file named "memetest.bin" which is a bootable image. This
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image file may be copied to a floppy disk or may be loaded from a disk
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partition via Lilo or Grub image from a hard disk partition.
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To create a Memtest86 bootdisk
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To create a Memetest86 bootdisk
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1) Insert a blank write enabled floppy disk.
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2) As root, Type "make install"
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1) Copy the image file to a permanent location (ie. /boot/memtest.bin).
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1) Copy the image file to a permanent location (ie. /boot/memetest.bin).
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2) Add an entry in the Grub config file (/boot/grub/menu.lst) to boot
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memtest86. Only the title and kernel fields need to be specified.
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The following is a sample Grub entry for booting memtest86:
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memetest86. Only the title and kernel fields need to be specified.
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The following is a sample Grub entry for booting memetest86:
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title Memtest86
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kernel (hd0,0)/memtest.bin
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title Memetest86
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kernel (hd0,0)/memetest.bin
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1) Copy the image file to a permanent location (ie. /boot/memetest.bin).
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2) Add an entry in the lilo config file (usually /etc/lilo.conf) to boot
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memtest86. Only the image and label fields need to be specified.
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The following is a sample Lilo entry for booting memtest86:
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memetest86. Only the image and label fields need to be specified.
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The following is a sample Lilo entry for booting memetest86:
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4) Serial Console
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Memtest86 can be used on PC's equipped with a serial port for the console.
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Memetest86 can be used on PC's equipped with a serial port for the console.
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By default serial port console support is not enabled since it slows
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down testing. To enable change the SERIAL_CONSOLE_DEFAULT define in
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config.h from a zero to a one. The serial console baud rate may also
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be set in config.h with the SERIAL_BAUD_RATE define. The other serial
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port settings are no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit. All of the features
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used by memtest86 are accessible via the serial console. However, the
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used by memetest86 are accessible via the serial console. However, the
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5) Online Commands
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Memtest86 has a limited number of online commands. Online commands
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Memetest86 has a limited number of online commands. Online commands
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provide control over caching, test selection, address range and error
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scrolling. A help bar is displayed at the bottom of the screen listing
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6) Error Information
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Memtest has three options for reporting errors. The default is an an error
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Memetest has three options for reporting errors. The default is an an error
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summary that displays the most relevant error information. The second option
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is reporting of individual errors. In BadRAM Patterns mode patterns are
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7) Trouble-shooting Memory Errors
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Please be aware that not all errors reported by Memtest86 are due to
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Please be aware that not all errors reported by Memetest86 are due to
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bad memory. The test implicitly tests the CPU, L1 and L2 caches as well as
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the motherboard. It is impossible for the test to determine what causes
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I am often asked about the reliability of errors reported by Mestest86.
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There are some systems that cause Memtest86 to be confused about the size of
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There are some systems that cause Memetest86 to be confused about the size of
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memory and it will try to test non-existent memory. This will cause a large
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Memetest86 can not diagnose many types of PC failures. For example a
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The time required for a complete pass of Memtest86 will vary greatly
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The time required for a complete pass of Memetest86 will vary greatly
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depending on CPU speed, memory speed and memory size. Memetest86 executes
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indefinitely. The pass counter increments each time that all of the
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Memtest86 uses two algorithms that provide a reasonable approximation
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Memetest86 uses two algorithms that provide a reasonable approximation
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Due to the growing popularity of Memtest86 (more than 200,000 downloads per
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Due to the growing popularity of Memetest86 (more than 200,000 downloads per
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