Filed under: Utilities, Macintosh, Freeware
Rember the memory checker
by Joey Celis Jul 2nd 2008
Contrary to marketing hype, Macs do crash and when they do you'll need to do some basic troubleshooting to determine the reason why.
If it appears to be a hardware problem, one thing you may want to remember is, well, Rember.
Rember is a front end GUI for Memtest and while you can certainly run Memtest in Terminal, Rember's GUI version makes it much easier to use.
The interface is broken up into 3 main parts:
- How much memory you want tested
- The number of times you want to run the test
- Preferences
Once you decided on the amount of ram and the number of loops let Rember do the rest. Once completed, review the logs to determine if your RAM is the reason why your Mac is crashing.
Keep in mind that Rember is a GUI app that runs on top of your OS so some of your RAM will be in use and will not be available for testing. Think of it has a small trade off for not having to deal with the Memtest switches.
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Lochlan said 2:13AM on 7-03-2008
Rember?
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NeoPariah said 12:26PM on 7-03-2008
Using the Apple Hardware Test would be more thorough and wouldn't require an extra app. Just pop in the install disc that came with your machine, boot it with the D key held down, and select the Extended Test. Hit Ctrl+L before starting the test to have it loop until you tell it to stop or it errors out.
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mike said 11:06AM on 8-03-2008
I can't find Rember. The developer's web site seems to be MIA. Anyone have a recent copy to send me? THANKS :-)
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