Bad ram question

[Jim]

If your system info is displaying the correct amount of ram can you still
have bad ram?

 

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

If your system info is displaying the correct amount of ram can you still
have bad ram?

Yes

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[David Jones]

Yes, you can.

 

[Steve Nielsen]

Yes. The RAM count at POST is just that, a count of how much RAM is
there. Even if your motherboard does a RAM test it's just a checksum
test and doesn't test each bit like a thorough test would.

Steve

 

[Alex Nichol]

If your system info is displaying the correct amount of ram can you still
have bad ram?

Yes, easily. Especially if it is in multiple modules that are not
matched properly (windows is very fussy on that). Get a tester (free)
at www.memtest86.com