Turn on memory checking in bios

[Chuck25]

How would I turn on memory checking in the bios?

 

[DL]

Why do you need to?
If you wish to test your memory, www.memtest.org

"Chuck25" <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How would I turn on memory checking in the bios?

 

[Chuck25]

I'm having trouble with computer hang ups. I was told on another board that
if I turn on memory checking in the bios, computer freeze might go away.

"DL" wrote:

> Why do you need to?
> If you wish to test your memory, www.memtest.org
>
> "Chuck25" <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:67F429EC-3044-4485-8949-BF2860D1D0D0@microsoft.com...
> > How would I turn on memory checking in the bios?
>
>
>

 

[Unknown]

Someone is pulling your leg!
"Chuck25" <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:29B85E38-0FAC-4C72-BD3C-B88888EE153E@microsoft.com...
> I'm having trouble with computer hang ups. I was told on another board
> that
> if I turn on memory checking in the bios, computer freeze might go away.
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> Why do you need to?
>> If you wish to test your memory, www.memtest.org
>>
>> "Chuck25" <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:67F429EC-3044-4485-8949-BF2860D1D0D0@microsoft.com...
>> > How would I turn on memory checking in the bios?
>>
>>
>>

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:18:05 -0800, Chuck25
<Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I'm having trouble with computer hang ups. I was told on another board that
> if I turn on memory checking in the bios, computer freeze might go away.


You were told wrong.


> "DL" wrote:
>
> > Why do you need to?
> > If you wish to test your memory, www.memtest.org
> >
> > "Chuck25" <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:67F429EC-3044-4485-8949-BF2860D1D0D0@microsoft.com...
> > > How would I turn on memory checking in the bios?
> >
> >
> >

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[Lil' Dave]

Have only seen that on fast PCs with a boot drive with relatively slow
spinup time. Though, haven't seen use of this in a long time for that
purpose.

--
Dave
"Chuck25" <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:29B85E38-0FAC-4C72-BD3C-B88888EE153E@microsoft.com...
> I'm having trouble with computer hang ups. I was told on another board
> that
> if I turn on memory checking in the bios, computer freeze might go away.
>
> "DL" wrote:
>
>> Why do you need to?
>> If you wish to test your memory, www.memtest.org
>>
>> "Chuck25" <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:67F429EC-3044-4485-8949-BF2860D1D0D0@microsoft.com...
>> > How would I turn on memory checking in the bios?
>>
>>
>>

 

[Chuck25]

Thanks for everyone who responded to my post. My main problem is my computer
freezes after start up. I've looked at my fans and their okay. I've done disk
clean up and defrag. My motherboard along with RAM and intel pentium 4
processor is a couple of months old. I even reloaded windows xp and still my
computer freezes. Anyone have any suggestions what could cause computer
freezes?

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:48:01 -0800, Chuck25
<Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> Thanks for everyone who responded to my post. My main problem is my computer
> freezes after start up. I've looked at my fans and their okay. I've done disk
> clean up and defrag. My motherboard along with RAM and intel pentium 4
> processor is a couple of months old. I even reloaded windows xp and still my
> computer freezes. Anyone have any suggestions what could cause computer
> freezes?



I can't tell you what's wrong, although if the same problem occurs
after reinstalling Windows cleanly, I would strongly suspect a
hardware issue--most likely either flaky power (either from the power
supply or wall outlet) or RAM.

By the way, being a couple of months old does *not* rule out hardware
problems. In fact the two times hardware is *most* likely to fail is
when it's new and when it's old.

When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
a disk cleanup and defrag?

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

[V Green]

Check Event View>>System and see if there's an entry
just before the freeze. Or if there's anything else relevant
there.

See the XP Helpfile.


"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:ivrvm3pr4tfop47drhb1fl90c8jsflmsmn@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:48:01 -0800, Chuck25
> <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for everyone who responded to my post. My main problem is my
computer
> > freezes after start up. I've looked at my fans and their okay. I've done
disk
> > clean up and defrag. My motherboard along with RAM and intel pentium 4
> > processor is a couple of months old. I even reloaded windows xp and still my
> > computer freezes. Anyone have any suggestions what could cause computer
> > freezes?
>
>
>
> I can't tell you what's wrong, although if the same problem occurs
> after reinstalling Windows cleanly, I would strongly suspect a
> hardware issue--most likely either flaky power (either from the power
> supply or wall outlet) or RAM.
>
> By the way, being a couple of months old does *not* rule out hardware
> problems. In fact the two times hardware is *most* likely to fail is
> when it's new and when it's old.
>
> When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
> a disk cleanup and defrag?
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:57:02 -0700, "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net>
wrote:

> Check Event View>>System and see if there's an entry
> just before the freeze. Or if there's anything else relevant
> there.
>
> See the XP Helpfile.


No thank you. I'm not the one with the problem. Please respond to the
appropriate message in the thread.



> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:ivrvm3pr4tfop47drhb1fl90c8jsflmsmn@4ax.com...
> > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:48:01 -0800, Chuck25
> > <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for everyone who responded to my post. My main problem is my
> computer
> > > freezes after start up. I've looked at my fans and their okay. I've done
> disk
> > > clean up and defrag. My motherboard along with RAM and intel pentium 4
> > > processor is a couple of months old. I even reloaded windows xp and still my
> > > computer freezes. Anyone have any suggestions what could cause computer
> > > freezes?
> >
> >
> >
> > I can't tell you what's wrong, although if the same problem occurs
> > after reinstalling Windows cleanly, I would strongly suspect a
> > hardware issue--most likely either flaky power (either from the power
> > supply or wall outlet) or RAM.
> >
> > By the way, being a couple of months old does *not* rule out hardware
> > problems. In fact the two times hardware is *most* likely to fail is
> > when it's new and when it's old.
> >
> > When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
> > a disk cleanup and defrag?
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

--
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Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

[V Green]

Oh, so you figure that since you were the last one
to post and that my reply was next that it was intended for you?

My apologies oh god of whatever it is you think you're god of.

Most people would not think so highly of themselves that they
would make this assumption.



"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:7310n3ts0266qbk20205haj9qm30i30t18@4ax.com...
> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:57:02 -0700, "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Check Event View>>System and see if there's an entry
> > just before the freeze. Or if there's anything else relevant
> > there.
> >
> > See the XP Helpfile.
>
>
> No thank you. I'm not the one with the problem. Please respond to the
> appropriate message in the thread.
>
>
>
> > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> > news:ivrvm3pr4tfop47drhb1fl90c8jsflmsmn@4ax.com...
> > > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:48:01 -0800, Chuck25
> > > <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks for everyone who responded to my post. My main problem is my
> > computer
> > > > freezes after start up. I've looked at my fans and their okay. I've done
> > disk
> > > > clean up and defrag. My motherboard along with RAM and intel pentium 4
> > > > processor is a couple of months old. I even reloaded windows xp and
still my
> > > > computer freezes. Anyone have any suggestions what could cause computer
> > > > freezes?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I can't tell you what's wrong, although if the same problem occurs
> > > after reinstalling Windows cleanly, I would strongly suspect a
> > > hardware issue--most likely either flaky power (either from the power
> > > supply or wall outlet) or RAM.
> > >
> > > By the way, being a couple of months old does *not* rule out hardware
> > > problems. In fact the two times hardware is *most* likely to fail is
> > > when it's new and when it's old.
> > >
> > > When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
> > > a disk cleanup and defrag?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

[Bruce Chambers]

V Green wrote:
> Oh, so you figure that since you were the last one
> to post and that my reply was next that it was intended for you?
>
> My apologies oh god of whatever it is you think you're god of.
>
> Most people would not think so highly of themselves that they
> would make this assumption.
>

Ken made no assumption. You did reply directly to him, rather than to
the OP.


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Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[V Green]

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
news:eMicJVmRIHA.5136@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> V Green wrote:
> > Oh, so you figure that since you were the last one
> > to post and that my reply was next that it was intended for you?
> >
> > My apologies oh god of whatever it is you think you're god of.
> >
> > Most people would not think so highly of themselves that they
> > would make this assumption.
> >
>
> Ken made no assumption. You did reply directly to him, rather than to
> the OP.
>

*sigh*

Not in my world. When I reply to a *person*,
I say so. When I reply to the *newsgroup*, I don't.

I am done with this.

>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell
>
> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
> killed a great many philosophers.
> ~ Denis Diderot

 

[Uncle Grumpy]

On Dec 24, 1:29 pm, "V Green" <van...@nowhere.net> wrote:

> Oh, so you figure that since you were the last one
> to post and that my reply was next that it was intended for you?
>
> My apologies oh god of whatever it is you think you're god of.
>
> Most people would not think so highly of themselves that they
> would make this assumption.

Most people would double-check to see if they're right before shooting
their mouth off and looking like a fool.

Moron.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:29:45 -0700, "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net>
wrote:

> Oh, so you figure that since you were the last one
> to post and that my reply was next that it was intended for you?
>
> My apologies oh god of whatever it is you think you're god of.
>
> Most people would not think so highly of themselves that they
> would make this assumption.


It has nothing to do with thinking I'm God of anything, or thinking
highly of myself. It's matter of simple netiquette, and it's a matter
of not writing confusing messages. One doesn't just respond to the
thread, one responds specifically to a particular message, and in this
case you responded to a particular message *I* wrote. If you want to
reply to a message, please be sure to reply to the correct one. If
someone asks a question you want to answer, or says something you want
to comment on, then it's *his* message you should reply to. Do not
simply reply to any old message in the thread.

For example, if someone asks a question, and six people reply to him,
each with a different opinion, and you want to tell one of those six
people he's wrong, and explain why, surely you can realize the
importance of replying to the correct message.




> "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> news:7310n3ts0266qbk20205haj9qm30i30t18@4ax.com...
> > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:57:02 -0700, "V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Check Event View>>System and see if there's an entry
> > > just before the freeze. Or if there's anything else relevant
> > > there.
> > >
> > > See the XP Helpfile.
> >
> >
> > No thank you. I'm not the one with the problem. Please respond to the
> > appropriate message in the thread.
> >
> >
> >
> > > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message
> > > news:ivrvm3pr4tfop47drhb1fl90c8jsflmsmn@4ax.com...
> > > > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:48:01 -0800, Chuck25
> > > > <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks for everyone who responded to my post. My main problem is my
> > > computer
> > > > > freezes after start up. I've looked at my fans and their okay. I've done
> > > disk
> > > > > clean up and defrag. My motherboard along with RAM and intel pentium 4
> > > > > processor is a couple of months old. I even reloaded windows xp and
> still my
> > > > > computer freezes. Anyone have any suggestions what could cause computer
> > > > > freezes?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I can't tell you what's wrong, although if the same problem occurs
> > > > after reinstalling Windows cleanly, I would strongly suspect a
> > > > hardware issue--most likely either flaky power (either from the power
> > > > supply or wall outlet) or RAM.
> > > >
> > > > By the way, being a couple of months old does *not* rule out hardware
> > > > problems. In fact the two times hardware is *most* likely to fail is
> > > > when it's new and when it's old.
> > > >
> > > > When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
> > > > a disk cleanup and defrag?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

--
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Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

[Unknown]

Do you know how to respond to a particular post? Apparently not.
"V Green" <vanceg@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:OfEh5dmRIHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
> "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
> news:eMicJVmRIHA.5136@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> V Green wrote:
>> > Oh, so you figure that since you were the last one
>> > to post and that my reply was next that it was intended for you?
>> >
>> > My apologies oh god of whatever it is you think you're god of.
>> >
>> > Most people would not think so highly of themselves that they
>> > would make this assumption.
>> >
>>
>> Ken made no assumption. You did reply directly to him, rather than to
>> the OP.
>>
>
> *sigh*
>
> Not in my world. When I reply to a *person*,
> I say so. When I reply to the *newsgroup*, I don't.
>
> I am done with this.
>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Bruce Chambers
>>
>> Help us help you:
>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>>
>> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
>> safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin
>>
>> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand
>> Russell
>>
>> The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
>> killed a great many philosophers.
>> ~ Denis Diderot
>
>

 

[Chuck25]

"When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
a disk cleanup and defrag?"

After start up, my computer freezes after a while. It can freeze after 20
mins to an hour. I leave my computer on 24/7. When I wake up in the morning,
the computer froze sometime during the night.

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:48:01 -0800, Chuck25
> <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > Thanks for everyone who responded to my post. My main problem is my computer
> > freezes after start up. I've looked at my fans and their okay. I've done disk
> > clean up and defrag. My motherboard along with RAM and intel pentium 4
> > processor is a couple of months old. I even reloaded windows xp and still my
> > computer freezes. Anyone have any suggestions what could cause computer
> > freezes?
>
>
>
> I can't tell you what's wrong, although if the same problem occurs
> after reinstalling Windows cleanly, I would strongly suspect a
> hardware issue--most likely either flaky power (either from the power
> supply or wall outlet) or RAM.
>
> By the way, being a couple of months old does *not* rule out hardware
> problems. In fact the two times hardware is *most* likely to fail is
> when it's new and when it's old.
>
> When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
> a disk cleanup and defrag?
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:56:01 -0800, Chuck25
<Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> "When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
> a disk cleanup and defrag?"
>
> After start up, my computer freezes after a while. It can freeze after 20
> mins to an hour. I leave my computer on 24/7. When I wake up in the morning,
> the computer froze sometime during the night.


OK, thanks for the clarification. That certainly sounds like a
hardware issue, rather than a Windows one.




> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:48:01 -0800, Chuck25
> > <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for everyone who responded to my post. My main problem is my computer
> > > freezes after start up. I've looked at my fans and their okay. I've done disk
> > > clean up and defrag. My motherboard along with RAM and intel pentium 4
> > > processor is a couple of months old. I even reloaded windows xp and still my
> > > computer freezes. Anyone have any suggestions what could cause computer
> > > freezes?
> >
> >
> >
> > I can't tell you what's wrong, although if the same problem occurs
> > after reinstalling Windows cleanly, I would strongly suspect a
> > hardware issue--most likely either flaky power (either from the power
> > supply or wall outlet) or RAM.
> >
> > By the way, being a couple of months old does *not* rule out hardware
> > problems. In fact the two times hardware is *most* likely to fail is
> > when it's new and when it's old.
> >
> > When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
> > a disk cleanup and defrag?
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

[Chuck25]

I got a feeling it is my hardware that's causing the computer freeze. How
would I troubleshoot my hardware?


"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:56:01 -0800, Chuck25
> <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > "When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
> > a disk cleanup and defrag?"
> >
> > After start up, my computer freezes after a while. It can freeze after 20
> > mins to an hour. I leave my computer on 24/7. When I wake up in the morning,
> > the computer froze sometime during the night.
>
>
> OK, thanks for the clarification. That certainly sounds like a
> hardware issue, rather than a Windows one.
>
>
>
>
> > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:48:01 -0800, Chuck25
> > > <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Thanks for everyone who responded to my post. My main problem is my computer
> > > > freezes after start up. I've looked at my fans and their okay. I've done disk
> > > > clean up and defrag. My motherboard along with RAM and intel pentium 4
> > > > processor is a couple of months old. I even reloaded windows xp and still my
> > > > computer freezes. Anyone have any suggestions what could cause computer
> > > > freezes?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I can't tell you what's wrong, although if the same problem occurs
> > > after reinstalling Windows cleanly, I would strongly suspect a
> > > hardware issue--most likely either flaky power (either from the power
> > > supply or wall outlet) or RAM.
> > >
> > > By the way, being a couple of months old does *not* rule out hardware
> > > problems. In fact the two times hardware is *most* likely to fail is
> > > when it's new and when it's old.
> > >
> > > When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
> > > a disk cleanup and defrag?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> > >
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

On Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:15:00 -0800, Chuck25
<Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> I got a feeling it is my hardware that's causing the computer freeze. How
> would I troubleshoot my hardware?


I'm not a hardware expert, and someone else here may have more advice
for you, but you should start by running Memtest86, which you can
download at http://www.memtest86.com/





> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:56:01 -0800, Chuck25
> > <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> > > "When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
> > > a disk cleanup and defrag?"
> > >
> > > After start up, my computer freezes after a while. It can freeze after 20
> > > mins to an hour. I leave my computer on 24/7. When I wake up in the morning,
> > > the computer froze sometime during the night.
> >
> >
> > OK, thanks for the clarification. That certainly sounds like a
> > hardware issue, rather than a Windows one.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:48:01 -0800, Chuck25
> > > > <Chuck25@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks for everyone who responded to my post. My main problem is my computer
> > > > > freezes after start up. I've looked at my fans and their okay. I've done disk
> > > > > clean up and defrag. My motherboard along with RAM and intel pentium 4
> > > > > processor is a couple of months old. I even reloaded windows xp and still my
> > > > > computer freezes. Anyone have any suggestions what could cause computer
> > > > > freezes?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I can't tell you what's wrong, although if the same problem occurs
> > > > after reinstalling Windows cleanly, I would strongly suspect a
> > > > hardware issue--most likely either flaky power (either from the power
> > > > supply or wall outlet) or RAM.
> > > >
> > > > By the way, being a couple of months old does *not* rule out hardware
> > > > problems. In fact the two times hardware is *most* likely to fail is
> > > > when it's new and when it's old.
> > > >
> > > > When does it freeze? If it freezes right after startup, how did you do
> > > > a disk cleanup and defrag?
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >

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