Guest ecthlipsis Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 So I have been fiddling with Memtest86+ for a bit now, and can't figure out how to even open the program, lol. I had always just used Orthos to stress the ram, but I want to test it with Memtest as well. I have both the .bin and .iso versions of the files but I don't know how to run either. What happened to the good old .exe files? =\ The readme didn't help me much either, as stating: "There is no visible file here. Memtest86+ is located on the bootsector of this CD. Just boot from this CD and Memtest86+ will launch." I do know an ISO is some kind of simulated CD image, but I have no idea how to boot from an ISO, let alone one that is hidden. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ecthlipsis Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Anyone? =*( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overclocker16 Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 You burn the ISO to a cd, reboot, launch from CD. Now, I'm no rocket scientist but I'm sure a google search would have found that answer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 burn the ISO to a cd Insert CD, Burn Image (pick the iso file), hey presto... done... or... you can make a DOS floppy bootdisk (I use a Win98SE bootdisk from bootdisk.com) and put Memtest86+ on it (NOTE: Memtest86+ is a pure dos application, Memtest86 is a linux application, the former is a program you run in DOS, the latter is an application that runs from a linux bootcd (that the ISO is)) or... you can make a USB flash drive bootdisk (see guide in my sig) with Memtest86+ on it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ecthlipsis Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 You burn the ISO to a cd, reboot, launch from CD. Now, I'm no rocket scientist but I'm sure a google search would have found that answer. Appreciate the help, but I didn't even know what to search for. The things I did search for didn't give me what I wanted. Now that you pointed me in the right direction, though, I will be able to accomplish this =) Now I'll just Google some progs that can burn ISO images and be good to go from there. I have never really done anything with CD burning other than making a few MP3 CD's years ago, so sorry for the n00bish question. I know a lot about many aspects of computers but am not ashamed to admit when I am clueless with something and need help. Thanks again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchuwato Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Check to see if your mainboard has a memtest feature... dunno if ASUS boards do, but it'll save some time and effort Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ecthlipsis Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 Blah, I hate feeling like an idiot. So it isn't hard to find info on how to burn an ISO file to a CD, but where in the hell is this ISO file at? The readme itself explains that there is no visible file. How do I select the file I wish to burn onto the CD if I cannot see any files? Do I burn the whole .zip file onto the disc? That doesn't make much sense to me, as I don't see how I could boot from a zipped file. Sorry guys, but I'm just not getting it =*( Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardnrg Posted June 20, 2007 Posted June 20, 2007 do you know how to unzip a file? the file inside the zip archive is an iso file... there are a billion programs that can burn an iso file to a disc... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ecthlipsis Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 do you know how to unzip a file? the file inside the zip archive is an iso file... there are a billion programs that can burn an iso file to a disc... I think we're on a different page. Inside of my Memtest86.zip file there is one file and one file only, and it is readme.txt. That text document states the following: "There is no visible file here. Memtest86+ is located on the bootsector of this CD. Just boot from this CD and Memtest86+ will launch." If I had a visible file like Memtest.Iso there wouldn't be any problem. I can't select an ISO to burn, though, if I have no visible ISO file to select. What does it mean when it says "Memtest86+ is located on the bootsector of this CD"? What bootsector of what CD? All I have is a zipped .txt file. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
road-runner Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 (edited) Here you want me to mail you a cd already made? Edited June 21, 2007 by road-runner Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ecthlipsis Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 No, I got it now. Thanks very much for the offer, though. My problem was I wasn't getting that the .txt file WAS the .iso file. I'm burning that file to a CD now =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolcat97 Posted June 21, 2007 Posted June 21, 2007 But you know its not as simple as: * Drags the iso on to D: (? and clicks burn these files to a CD* You must burn whats in the iso to the disc. With a program like Neron or ISO Magic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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