My Game is Bork, but I'm pretty sure it's not my fault.
Dark Trepie:
I had a stick of RAM go bad on me recently. So here's what I would do:
1: Download Memtest86+ and burn the ISO to a cd.
2: Reboot computer with the cd in the drive. This may require you to go into the BIOS setup and set your cd drive to boot before the hard drive. (get techy husband to do this. you don't want to mess willy-nilly with the BIOS)
3: Let the test run for a few minutes. If you see errors pop up then you have some bad RAM.
Now comes the fun part:
4: Open your case and take out all but one RAM stick.
5: Turn computer on again and let Memtest run for a few minutes. If you see no errors take out the RAM stick and put another one in.
6: Repeat step 5 for all of your RAM sticks.
7: Take the RAM stick (or sticks) that had errors and throw them in the trash. Put the RAM sticks that didn't have errors back into your computer and close the case.
8: Enjoy your game with slightly less RAM.
snowbawl:
Crucial.com will scan your computer and tell you exactly what kind of memory is compatible with your motherboard. Other than that, follow the advice of installing your RAM in pairs that match and do not install more than your system will recognize and utilize. Never mismatch your memory. If you replace one stick, replace the other. Remember the rule of two. Way oversimplifying, I know, but it works.
J. M. Pescado:
Quote from: Dark Trepie on 2008 October 05, 15:43:49
1: Download Memtest86+ and burn the ISO to a cd.
Don't do that. That program is way too small to fit on a CD. You would waste an entire CD doing that!
Dark Trepie:
I would've put it on a floppy if, you know, I had a floppy drive. :/
Besides, I have a mountain of blank cds and nothing to do with them.
seelindarun:
Quote from: jesslla on 2008 October 05, 02:42:18
This link details why you can't use more than four gigs of ram with a 32 bit operating system (not CPU). VERY interesting read.
http://www.dansdata.com/askdan00015.htm
Not only that, but unless the app itself is also 64-bit it won't use more than 2GB. Even with a 64-bit CPU+OS, TS2 only uses half of my available RAM. The rest is available for OS overhead, and other apps like browsers, chat, music players, etc.
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