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Memtest86: Has my RAM gone bad?

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I did a memory test with memtest86 on boot, and I'm seeing this:

memtest showing 18 million errors during 1st pass

Is my RAM defective?

PS : My Ubuntu PC doesn't boot. Shows options in GRUB and then says there are errors in / and failed loading /tmp. My hard-drive was replaced with a new one and I still get this. So I was wondering if it's the memory that needs replacement.

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answered 2 Years ago ameatoes · Accepted Answer

If you have errors (you have above 18 million in the screenshot) your RAM is bad. Your RAM is likely to be good when the first pass finished without errors e.g. there is nothing red on the screen except the plus sign of the Memtest logo.