At 08:31 PM 3/14/2003 +1300, you wrote: >Thanks for that. But Gold Memory, in it's trial version, is too crippled to >be of much use. >MemTest86 v.3.0, seems to work pretty well in DOS. So far, I've used it to >do a continuous 10 hour test but the ram hasn't returned any faults > >Ian Porter There is no really good software test for RAM. There are hardware testers that do a pretty good job but are pretty expensive. However, the best way to test RAM, and the ONLY way that you will really be sure, is to simply swap it out. Rode The NOSPIN Group http://freepctech.com The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with the OpenOffice CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml