Memory replacement
Actually, you need more info than that, unless you LIKE getting 3,000 search results to wade through. You will need to know the speed of the memory [ie 400, 533, 667, 800, or 1066] I buy lots of stuff on EBay, you should be able to find used memory for a rather good price [$15 - $30 for a 2GB stick]. To check that memory to make sure it's good, first install it on a laptop that can use the needed memory. Next, download off the Internet a freeware program called Memtest 86. Burn the program to a CD. Install the CD into the laptop. Start the laptop and let it boot from the CD [rather than Windows/Mac/Linux] Let the Memtest program run for 3 or 4 hours. If after that time it comes up with no errors, the memory is good. I do this all the time. Only had to request a replacement, due to defective memory, one time. Most sellers won't bother to ask for the memory back, so long as you provide the results of the Memtest 86 failure.
FYI, only buy memory that the seller warrants is good. Most ligit sellers actually test the memory before they send it.
Memtest 86 can be downloaded below. They have two versions now. One is an ISO image file to burn to a CD. The second is for making a bootable flash drive. See
You might want to just "borrow" some memory from a laptop computer to try in your Verus first. It could save you wasting money on EBay. I can help you with what memory you need, if you can reply with a photo attached, showing the label of the old memory.
Charlie
Actually, you need more info than that, unless you LIKE getting 3,000 search results to wade through. You will need to know the speed of the memory [ie 400, 533, 667, 800, or 1066] I buy lots of stuff on EBay, you should be able to find used memory for a rather good price [$15 - $30 for a 2GB stick]. To check that memory to make sure it's good, first install it on a laptop that can use the needed memory. Next, download off the Internet a freeware program called Memtest 86. Burn the program to a CD. Install the CD into the laptop. Start the laptop and let it boot from the CD [rather than Windows/Mac/Linux] Let the Memtest program run for 3 or 4 hours. If after that time it comes up with no errors, the memory is good. I do this all the time. Only had to request a replacement, due to defective memory, one time. Most sellers won't bother to ask for the memory back, so long as you provide the results of the Memtest 86 failure.
FYI, only buy memory that the seller warrants is good. Most ligit sellers actually test the memory before they send it.
Memtest 86 can be downloaded below. They have two versions now. One is an ISO image file to burn to a CD. The second is for making a bootable flash drive. See
You might want to just "borrow" some memory from a laptop computer to try in your Verus first. It could save you wasting money on EBay. I can help you with what memory you need, if you can reply with a photo attached, showing the label of the old memory.
Charlie
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