mem test for Win 7 64?

Hi Mike,
 
Ideally, you want to test the memory "outside" of the OS/configuration...
Thereby eliminating them as variables...
Download the Memtest x86 iso image file... burn it to CD... and boot the machine from that CD to run the memory tests.
I'd let all tests run thru several times.

IIRC, you want to use memtest86+  (v4.00 or later) with 64bit systems and multi-core processors and especially if you have 4GB of memory or more.  memtest86+ is a successor to memtest86.
Check out www.memtest.org

--Larry

As it is now working, I doubt that a diagnostic will show anything, and the reseating was probably the problem.

In most cases diagnostics only show problems if a device has failed.  If it's an intermittent and "working" when you run the diag nothing is going to show up.  With an intermittent the test should be run multiple times and even then if it's not "broke" nothing will show up.

I'm thinking the obvious things to try are:
Just one memory module installed at a time.
Booting something like the memtest86 or memtest86+ disks.
--Larry

remove the battery

If any one has any ideas please share. as it is I can't magine doing much more ntil I try a fresj stick of memory.

I've taken my previous laptop down to bare bones several times. This one is only six mnths old and it's mainly just a travel office and photo processor. It's lived a very easy, well cared for life... and it runs so cool that I didn't think the memory would burn out so fast.

I did have some problems with my old P4 3.3GB laptop... but it ran really hot.

I just don't know what else I can do when it will not even try to boot to something.

Thanks for reading. :-)

best regards,
mike

No go... at this point I don't even know how I would boot to memtest.

As I intimated earlier, I do not think it is bad memory. The advantage to booting from a memtest boot disk is that it will completely bypass your hard drive and operating system. It boots to memory-resident Linux. If you can even get memtest to start it points you to a hard drive or OS problem, while it clears your memory from consideration. If you can't boot to Linux or DOS from a boot disk, your problem is more likely hardware (still not necessarily memory). If you carry a copy of your Win 7 install disk, you can try to boot from that into the Windows installation/repair environment, that would at least confirm your hardware works. Also there is usually a reset button (often accessible vial a small hole under the laptop) that might let you restart (although removing and reinstalling the battery usually has a similar effect). And sometimes you have inadvertently hibernated your machine which can sometimes be recovered by holding down the power button until your thumb turns blue.

It would appear it's "NFG" (Not Functionally Good)

Thanks to both.

best regards,
mike