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Since it's just DDR, there are a lot of other places it can be used if it turns out the memory in the machine is fine.


Since it's just DDR, can you stick it in another machine and run a memory test in that? For example, put it in a PC and use memtest86?

That'll definitely tell you whether it's the RAM that's bad, or something else.

One tip when using a memory tester is to exercise the RAM a bit first -- I usually use Prime95 with large data sets. If the RAM is cold, it might not fail.
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