Anyone know the best way to test ram running in dual channel mode. When you try memest it says you have to run two programs at a time with so much being tested at the same time but everytime I try it gives me adifferent amount to put in for the test. Is there a program that will test both channels at the same time?
I assume your talking performance test and not error checking?? For performance....This is my reply to a previous thread: There is a freeware benchmarking program called "MemTach" that is available on http://www.majorgeeks.com This is a wonderful site with a generous offering of freeware and shareware programs. I know that most of their stuff is clean (no unwanted spyware, etc.) There are probably better programs out there, this just happens to be one I've seen. For error checking...microsoft.com... crash analysis tools
I am talking about error checking and I have Sisandra but found it to be no help in this situation. I bought a set of 1 gig Patriot mem totaling two gig and when I put both in I get an intermitent closing with the screen saying it had to shut down to prevent error blah blah. When I take the second one out it works fine. Then if I take the first one out and put the second one in the first ones place I get the problem again so there must be a problem in the second stick. They are under warranty but they want me to ship both back and I need the computer so I'm stuck. In the mean time I have been lookinf for some kind of test that would show what the problem really is. Memtest86 and such proggys don't seem to work for 2 channel mem so if anyone has an idea I would be glad to hear it. Thanks Johnny
I know this is stating the obvious But here goes! You already know that the second stick is faulty, and it is faulty whether it is running as part of dual channel mode setup, or as a single stick. So having a program that can test the memory in the dual channel setup is pointless with regards to your problem, as it is not dual channel mode related. As long as the memory fails memtest, then they will swap it around pretty fast, as they only the same tools as you will have anyway. CPUz, Memtest86 and Prime95
There lies the problem. None of the aformentioned programs say that it is bad. They check out good so I was hoping someone knew of something specifically for checking dual channel memory. It might be pointless but I would still like to know. Thanks for the response.
I had 2 x 512MB Twinx Reg ECC Corsair sticks in an Asus SK8V a while ago, and I had a voltage spike which knocked out both sticks in one hit. The PC would boot up and start to run and then once it started to load higher levels apps, the system would crash. Those modules also passed memtest86 every time no matter how long I tested them, which considering that Corsair was going to test them with the same tools, meant I was stuffed with a £200 set of memory that seemed okay unless used in a proper system running Windows, which they weren't going to do due to time constraints. It was only that I also had an SK8N based PC with the same modules in it, that I could swap the modules out with either way, and test the bad ones in both systems and good ones in both. That convinced them that even though they couldn't see the fault I described, I was able to fully test and prove the problem existed. Rather than arguing, Corsair accepted the diagnosis and replaced the modules. Obviously I never told them about the voltage spike whilst explaining what happened. You are either going to have to 100% show you’ve proven the fault, or accept that they may not accept the fault exists. Best to start off very early in the communications eliminating any room for them to try and manoeuvre out of honouring the warranty, even if you’ve already spoken to them. I know how frustrating this is, because I was going through it just over a year ago. Good Luck!!
The problem wasm't that they wouldn't rma me because they offered. The problem was I can run off 1 gig but no way without any and they want both back because they were a pair. I wanted them to replace one. They would not and I couldn't shut down for the time it would take to replace them both. Get what I mean? it would cost more to shut down than it was worth.
