Do you have enough RAM and yet the computer is running very slow? This situation may be due to a number of different aspects, although computer specialists might suggest that some of the tablets in your RAM memory may be presenting some kind of defect.
It is very difficult for a user to know which of all the tablets that are part of the RAM memory is failing, which is why a tool that specializes in the analysis of each of its sectors. In this article we will mention a few alternatives that you can use, when trying to recognize if your RAM is in perfect condition or if it has some kind of defect.
1. Microsoft's Windows Memory Diagnostic to analyze RAM memory
Microsoft's Windows Memory Diagnostic is an interesting tool that has a great prestige according to many people, because the same dates practically from the year 2003. The way to use this application is somewhat different from the conventional, since you have to go to the developer's website to download it and later, have to burn it to a CD-ROM disc.
This means that you will undeniably need to modify the BIOS of your computer so that you can start with this CD; the analysis process may take some time, which it will mainly depend on the amount of RAM that you have installed on your computer. The analysis will be carried out module by module, being a great advantage because in this way you will be able to know which of the ones you have installed in the equipment is failing. Perhaps a negative aspect is that this application only has the capacity to analyze up to 4 GB; if you have more RAM memory, unfortunately the rest will not be analyzed according to the developer
2. Analyze RAM with Memtest86 +
Memtest86 + It is the RAM memory analysis tool of choice for many, which is open source and has a robust error detection system.
Unlike the previous version, once you download Memtest86 + from the official website, you will have the possibility of analyzing your computer's RAM memory under three different modes, these being:
- Using a boot disk, something that may well be your USB stick.
- Burning the ISO image to a CD-ROM.
- Using the installer on your Windows operating system.
Of all the three alternatives that we have mentioned, the one in which you will have to starting the computer with a CD-ROM is the most recommended According to computer experts, because with this, the RAM memory is free since it has not started any type of Windows resource.
3. Windows Vista and 7 Built-in Memory Diagnostic
This tool is compatible with both Windows Vista and Windows 7, offering excellent results when trying know which module of our RAM memory is having some kind of defect.
Windows Vista and 7 Built in Memory Diagnostic en considered as a light and simple tool, which means that we will not have the same results that we could have obtained with the previous tool; You can use it in three different ways according to Microsoft, these being:
- Running it directly in Windows when the operating system has started normally, which suggests having to write in the search for applications to «Member«.
- Pressing the key F8 when the computer is starting to select "safe mode" and then press the ESC key, a procedure that will display the diagnostic option of the Windows RAM memory.
- Using the Windows operating system recovery disk and where, the option to analyze the RAM memory will be shown.
It is worth mentioning that this last alternative that we have mentioned is present as a native Microsoft feature in the operating system as well as, in the Windows installation disk as we have suggested in the last step.
Any of the methods that we adopt to be able to analyze the status and the integrity of our RAM memory It is a very important piece of information to know, because if any module has defects, we should change it so that the working efficiency of Windows is recovered again.