Hi Breen, On 2006.06.07, at 4:39 AM, Breen Ouellette wrote:
Of course not. It doesn't even tell you if your memory is bad.
It can if you use it to identify a potentially faulty module and then move that module to another slot or machine and the problem follows the module (as reported by memtest86), instead of following the machine or original "problem" slot.
I have a faulty DDR2 SODIMM in my laptop which memtest86 shows to fail in the same place every single time. This machine has 2 SODIMMS. If I swap their positions in the memory slots in my laptop, memtest86 shows the errors follow the module to the other slot, while showing the original potentially faulty slot to be fine. Same deal if I swap the memory between my laptop and my girlfriends. Problem follows module.
I take that as memtest86 being able to tell me that my memory is bad. It's the same as with many tools. As you already alluded to, you can get more accurate measurements with more thorough testing process. But as far as I am concerned, memtest86 can be used to identify bad memory.
Shane
