DS 07/22: How can you check your systems RAM for problems, without using Dell Diagnostics?

Windows Memory Diagnostic is a decent test and it's convenient as it comes with Windows. If it finds no errors, and if I suspect a memory issue or if I bought new RAM and wanted to verify its quality, I would then use a more thorough testing utility such as memtest86+.

memtest86+ runs from a bootable flash drive or CD/DVD, so it can test more of the memory than is possible with Windows Memory Diagnostic. memtest86+ should be allowed to run for at least three passes, which on older hardware can take many hours.

Any error reported by memtest86+ means that there is a hardware problem, though not necessarily in the RAM. Errors could relate to issues with CPU, motherboard, RAM slots, etc. There is a process to follow to test RAM sticks individually in each slot, etc., to gradually narrow down the source of the errors.