RAM problem?

[GWillakers]

H2o: I didn't get the sense that Warez was having a problem with Memtest
crashing, but with some other software.

Warez: Can you identify the software that you are running?

[GWillakers]

I still stand by my earlier statement that this IS NOT a failure of memory, but rather a program which passed bad parameters to an operating system module, which then tried to access a memory address that the routine did not have rights to.

[John64]

Memtest86+ is just a really small, self-contained OS that is in a bootsector and doesn’t interact with the os on the computer, it doesn’t even need a hard drive installed and you can even run it from a bios (DFI Lanparty for example). If the error message specifically says "Check your memory", its probably a good idea to check the memory!

It could be a segmentation fault, which is when the program is trying to access memory it hasn't declared itself.

What program are you trying to run? If it is japanese, and you are running it on a non-japanese localized system or one which doesnt support WCHAR_T's, what might be happening is the application is programmed to use a WCHAR_T (basically a character variable that is larger than the standard CHAR type) and it is not able to correctly address and access the memory.

[warez]

First of all thanks for your guys helping hands.

@h20-ski

I have looked on the Memtest forum to find that that crash may be caused by the BIOS not mapping the memory correctly and then Memtest goes to test it, but it can not read/write to that area because the BIOS has it locked. They said one way to try and fix the error is to temporarily disable all non-essential options as that may not use the memory that causes the failure.

I'm not too understand with it,can you explain more deeply and my problem is the program cause this error but not memtest.

@GWillakers

Warez: Can you identify the software that you are running?

What you mean by that bro?

@John64
That's file sharing program and yea it's japanese but over non-Unicode there i have change to Japanese and also i have try with change back to default which means is English US and using Apploc to open the program with Japanese language but the result also same and i have using this program quite long time it also working fine but suddenly this problem come out,i really no idea with it and the error keep ask me "Check Your Memory!".

So far i have use diffrent type of ram to test it,that's Reg ECC and Non ECC.The Reg ECC it's brand new and it working fine with my m/b but it just work as normal ram,even it's new but the program still give me the error so i try again with the other slot but still same,that's really weird even new ram also giving such problem.

[GWillakers]

Originally Posted by warez

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So far i have use diffrent type of ram to test it,that's Reg ECC and Non ECC.The Reg ECC it's brand new and it working fine with my m/b but it just work as normal ram,even it's new but the program still give me the error so i try again with the other slot but still same,that's really weird even new ram also giving such problem.

You are getting the problem because the PROGRAM IS BUSTED.... not the memory.

Others will tell you to try a different slot...
Sure you can try that to eliminate another variable...

But truly this is a VERY COMMON PROGRAMMING BLUNDER....


My recommendation would be to re-installl the Japeneese program and then try again.

[h20-ski]

What I was alluding to is that for example each integrated peripheral uses up a certain amount of memory at a certain location. And it is the BIOS's job to allocate and map the memory so that the system does not use it. And in the world of coding there are some not so great programmers and so the memory that is allocated to the device does not get mapped, and a program will try to use it, but the device is already using it, therefore causing the system to crash or run crazy.
What I would do is go into the BIOS and turn off all peripherals that you do not use. ie, serial ports, parallel ports, sound, nic, floppy and such. Then run memtest and see what happens.

[warez]

@GWillakers

Yea i have reinstall many times but still the same.

@h20-ski

I have turn off all peripherals that i didn't use but still the same.

When i'm free will try use memtest or goldmemory to test it.But i have ask many user that using this program and all of them didn't have such problem with it just only me.

From their readme.

If an Access Violation happens, check that your PC's memory and other hardware does not have problems.

From the readme it say "PC's memory and other hardware" so what other hardware will cause such problem.