# Recommend a good (free) RAM diagnostic program

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-free-ram-diagnostic-program/114958>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 19, 2002, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-free-ram-diagnostic-program/114958 "2002-06-19T22:06:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kalashnikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@Kalashnikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalashnikov)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2002, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-free-ram-diagnostic-program/114958/1 "2002-06-19T22:06:52Z")

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I’ve used DocMemory from [http://www.simmtester.com](http://www.simmtester.com)  
It creates a boot disk so you can use it on computers that don’t have an OS installed.

I saved my butt once when I built a machine at work that would boot from a floppy, and format the hard drive ok, but couldn’t make it through the OS installation without an error.

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**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2002, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-good-free-ram-diagnostic-program/114958/2 "2002-06-20T06:04:35Z")

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Well, now I can see why I didn’t get (m)any replies.

I think the OP says it all except:  
Pentium 3 PC  
Running Windows 98 & Win2K

Thanks. 🙂