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Do errors in Memtest86+ definitively mean something is wrong with my RAM?

Fresh7 days ago
Mar 15, 20265206 views
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I recently built a new computer for somebody. Everything seemed fine at first, but when I went to install the OS (tried both Windows XP and Windows 7), both installers would fail. XP failed with a BSOD, Windows 7 just said it could not read some file and the disk may be corrupt, although one time i…

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Fix for: Do errors in Memtest86+ definitively mean something is wrong with my RAM?

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It's fairly safe to say that there is a hardware fault when MemTest86 fails. RAM is the most likely culprit, but there are a few other things that it could be in rare circumstances. I'll list them in decreasing likelihood: RAM - Yes, the RAM could j…

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