ram question

pappabearlee · 03-21-2008, 06:05 AM

i had a bad stick of ram,
i pulled it out and my computer is running ok,
i need to determine if it was the ram,
or the socket it was in,
the ram is 512mb 1rx8 pc2 3200u 333 10 a1 made by samsung,
also does this ram have to be run as a set?
a friend told me that,
but the cpu is running ok with one,
slow but ok,
thanks rob

~~Computer_Doctor~~ · 03-21-2008, 04:40 PM

If you want to test if the ram is working ok, then I recommend you download "memtest86" and put the program onto a CD. Then turn off your computer and put the memory back on the memory slot.

Then turn on your computer and boot the computer to the memtest86 CD. Memtest86 should automatically begin testing the memory for errors.

pappabearlee · 03-22-2008, 01:46 AM

thank you,
ill letcha know how it goes,
thanks,
rob

**speedster123** · 03-22-2008, 06:21 AM

the ram is most likely under warranty.

03-21-2008, 06:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
pappabearlee Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 43 OS: xp	ram question i had a bad stick of ram, i pulled it out and my computer is running ok, i need to determine if it was the ram, or the socket it was in, the ram is 512mb 1rx8 pc2 3200u 333 10 a1 made by samsung, also does this ram have to be run as a set? a friend told me that, but the cpu is running ok with one, slow but ok, thanks rob

03-21-2008, 04:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~Computer_Doctor~~ Troubled Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 644 OS: Windows XP	Re: ram question If you want to test if the ram is working ok, then I recommend you download "memtest86" and put the program onto a CD. Then turn off your computer and put the memory back on the memory slot. Then turn on your computer and boot the computer to the memtest86 CD. Memtest86 should automatically begin testing the memory for errors.

03-22-2008, 01:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
pappabearlee Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 43 OS: xp	Re: ram question thank you, ill letcha know how it goes, thanks, rob

03-22-2008, 06:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
speedster123 Mentor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United States-New York-Long Island Posts: 5,219 OS: xp pro SP3	Re: ram question the ram is most likely under warranty. __________________