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by Fred Langa for Windows Secrets Newsletter<\/p>\n

How to Use the Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool<\/h4>\n

When the need arises to check system RAM, try the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool that comes with Vista and Windows 7 \u2014 and is a free download for XP.<\/p>\n

This app thoroughly exercises your system\u2019s random-access memory, uncovering problems that can cause crashes, hangs, and other errors.<\/p>\n

Every version of Windows, from XP onward, has shipped with professional-quality, system-management utilities, either built in or offered as free add-ons. These apps let you adjust and control many essential operating-system functions and features. Other tools, such as Windows Memory Diagnostic, help diagnose and troubleshoot system problems.<\/p>\n

Part 1<\/a><\/strong> of this series, \u201cAccessing and understanding Administrative Tools,\u201d gives an overview of all these tools and explains how to make them easily available from your Start menu.<\/p>\n

Part 2<\/a><\/strong> shows how to use Windows\u2019 Performance Monitor to analyze and understand, in real time, a PC\u2019s status as different programs run \u2014 or fail to run!<\/p>\n

In Part 3, I briefly describe how RAM works, how it can fail, and how to run the Windows Memory Diagnostic diagnostic app.<\/p>\n

Understanding the three major components of RAM<\/strong><\/p>\n

All data currently in use by your PC \u2014 the code and data of running programs, transient user data, internal system variables, and more \u2014 is temporarily stored in a PC\u2019s RAM system. (See Wikipedia\u2019s RAM article for more info.)<\/p>\n

For a PC to work properly, its RAM system must reliably accept, hold, and return data \u2014 on demand, time after time. If the RAM system fails any of these critical tasks or accidentally alters the data in any way, a PC will malfunction, deliver bad results, or crash outright.<\/p>\n

Note that I use the term RAM system and not just RAM. Although we often casually think of RAM as those strips of chips sticking up from the motherboard, a PC\u2019s RAM system is typically made up of three separate elements:<\/p>\n

There are the banks, usually two to four, of RAM chips plugged into the motherboard. (In the unlikely event that you\u2019ve never seen the inside of a PC, the banks are comprised of multiple chips mounted on long, thin circuit boards. They snap in and out, letting you easily increase the amount of RAM in a PC.) When someone asks how much memory a PC has, they\u2019re almost always referring to these RAM banks.<\/p>\n

A PC\u2019s CPU also contains a modest amount of ultra high-speed, internal RAM \u2014 the microprocessor cache. Because this memory is part of the CPU circuitry, its size is fixed. The microprocessor cache RAM holds the program code plus data that\u2019s in immediate use by the CPU \u2014 the input, output, and intermediate results of step-by-step computer operations.
\nThe RAM system is managed by a controller, which writes and reads data to and from RAM and keeps the system properly synched.<\/p>\n

Rest of the Story Here…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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