Help running a memory check

Chocobo1

Chocobo1

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2007

New Zealand

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My computer reset today while playing Guild wars and ever since that it's been buggy. It tried to repair the data achieve which didn't do anything, then I deleted the GW file that has all the info (cant rembmer the extension, .bat or .dat) which didn't do anything. So now I have reinstalled it, and it keeps saying there is a hardware issue. When I try play it it randomly crashes with a c000005 error or something, and now it keeps going to a blue screen which says something about a hardware error.

I want to run a memory test so I downloaded the install but it says I need a floppy disk to use it? I don't have one and can't get one so is there another way to do it? Thanks heeps.

Chocobo

holyjew888

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Join Date: Jul 2005

Wisconsin

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Originally Posted by Chocobo1
My computer reset today while playing Guild wars and ever since that it's been buggy. It tried to repair the data achieve which didn't do anything, then I deleted the GW file that has all the info (cant rembmer the extension, .bat or .dat) which didn't do anything. So now I have reinstalled it, and it keeps saying there is a hardware issue. When I try play it it randomly crashes with a c000005 error or something, and now it keeps going to a blue screen which says something about a hardware error.

I want to run a memory test so I downloaded the install but it says I need a floppy disk to use it? I don't have one and can't get one so is there another way to do it? Thanks heeps.

Chocobo
im nut sure but you may be able to use it with a cd, the way it works with a floppy (which i have used) is you put it on the floppy, put floppy in, reboot and it boots to the floppy.
if you have more then one stick of ram, try taking one out at a time and seeing if it boots

Chocobo1

Chocobo1

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Join Date: Sep 2007

New Zealand

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It actually seems to have fixed *touch wood* so hmm I don't know it gave me quite a scare but seems to have resolved itself now

platypustamer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

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Ok, this is how you do it. Download Memtest from this website.

http://www.memtest86.com/ (go to free download, then d/l the mountable ISO zip file).

Then, you want to download a mounting program. I recommend Alcohol 120%

http://www.alcohol-soft.com/ .

Then, after installing A120, mount the ISO onto a disc (very easy, it walks you through it) and then reboot with the disc in the drive. The computer will boot off of the disc and start running mem checks. To be safe, I recommend letting it run 2 times (which should take about. 1-2 hours depending on a few different factors). Hope everything works out fine.