Memtest86 is a thorough, stand alone memory test for x86 architecture computers. BIOS based memory tests are a quick, cursory check and often miss many of the failures that are detected by Memtest86.
Memtest86 is a thorough, stand alone memory test for x86 architecture computers. BIOS based memory tests are a quick, cursory check and often miss many of the failures that are detected by Memtest86.Download
Memtest86 was developed by Chris Brady with a first release in 1994. However, the testing algorithms used have been under development since 1981 and have been previously implemented on Dec PDP-11, VAX-11/780 and Cray XMP architectures. Development and distribution of Memtest86 is now funded and supported by BradyTech Inc.
Memtest86 is released under the terms of the Gnu Public License (GPL).
Limitations: This is a .ISO file. You will need a blank CD\DVD and a program that can burn an ISO image. ImgBurn is one of the better choices and simple to use. Floppy, USB, Unix\Linux and floppy disk versions are available at the Author's link above.
