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RAM Memory Diagnostic Failure in Recovery Partition
Hi,
I got an ASUS K93SV type of notebook. When holding down F9 at boot time my computer should boot into the recovery partition, which allows me to reinstall Win7. (Recovery partition is something like 25 GiB, located on the outermost tracks of my 1TB internal drive, and seems to be hidden.) So, after booting with F9 down, I come in the following setup menu:
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#### Windows Boot Manager ####
Choose an operating system to start, or press TAB to select a tool:
>Windows Setup [EMS Enabled]
To specify an advanced option for this choice, press F8.
>Tools: Windows Memory Diagnostic
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Before installing Win7 for the very first time, it would be smart just to run a memory diagnostic test prior to installing Win7. However, that does not work, at least, not in my case. After toggling to "Tools: Windows Memory Diagnostic", I get the following screen:
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#### Windows Boot Manager ####
Windows failed to start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To fix the problem:
1. Insert your Windows installatin disc and restart your computer.
2. Choose your language settings, and then click "Next."
3. Click "Repair your computer."
If you do not have this disc, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
File: \boot\memtest.exe
Status: 0x000000f
Info: The selected entry could not be loaded because the application is missing or corrupt.
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So, why is that?? It looks like the file \boot\memtest.exe is not present in the recovery partition. I had a look in the recovery partition (made it unhidden first), and indeed, memtest.exe is not present in the boot folder; in fact, memtest.exe is nowhere present on the recovery partition, but it is present on the C: partition and part of the "Windows Repair Option" (hold down F8 at boot time), where it works just fine.
Concluding:
Why does the "Tools: Windows Memory Diagnostic" under F9 not work??
Why is the memtest.exe not present on the recovery partition??
Is there anyone out there with an ASUS computer where the *Windows Memory Diagnostic* works just fine after bootup with F9 ??
Thanks