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| I meant to say this earlier but didn't get aroound to it until now. In the article, which I think was pretty badly written, unlike usual from Louis...anyway I quote: '...if you want to test your memory on a regular basis ... it's worth looking into a few of the free memory test utilities that are available to download.' NOTE: At this point I would have expected either the names or links to some of the free utilities or, at least, a box out with these free utilities listed. Alas...we are treated to a mention of just one of the 'MANY free utilities'..and it goes on.. 'My favourite one is a DOS based utility called Memtest, but requires you to have a floppy drive, or the facility to boot from a USB flash disk..' Why?
What I mean to say is why bother to only mention one of the many utilities that has such limitations??? Not so long ago this very magazine was commenting on the loss of the floppy drive and we all know how many of our PCs no longer have one. Plus not everyone has or can boot from a USB drive so I just wonder why on earth this was the only one mentioned??!! There is a similar utility called memtest86 which can be written to a cd and then booted from to then do the same type of task, test the RAM. I just think there was a lack of consideration given in the article, especially for those who really were taking the article at face value (those who know next to nothing about it and so read it with a lot of trust!). Maybe a future issue or article could include other free utilities for tasks like those mentioned. It is pretty pointless to say my favourite program is..and then give one that isn't going to be of use to so many people. Anyway...I feel better now  Look here:
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Hi again.
Thought memtest86 in some form was what he meant, only other app with that name I've seen is a windows based app. But there are CD images available for d/l from both sites - either memtest.org or memtest86.com.
Why there are two different sites/versions of the software idk, but hey.
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| I didn't realise the two sites there.. One thing though - people might just do a search for memtest and end up here...which is what I found all too easily and that looks more like the program he was talking about. If he was talking of memtest86 then I am amazed at the lack of research because that utility has been offered as a cd image possibility for a while nowe...no way do you need a floppy drive for it!
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