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• Low performance: A faulty RAM can be identified from sudden decrease in performance. Your PC may run fine when you start up the computer, but as soon as you start using it you may notice the performance gradually decreases. The problem will be
especially noticeable on memory-intensive apps such as Photoshop, complex video games and web browsers. Of course, faulty RAM might not be the cause of the problem: a misbehaving program could be eating through your machine’s CPU or leaking memory.
One way to test them is by restarting the PC. But this time make sure that there are no any intensive apps in action. If the issue still continues after restarting, then you have to consider replacing the RAM.
• Random crashes: since there can be numerous reasons behind computer crashes, it’s difficult to pinpoint the exact cause. However if the crash happens to occur randomly and without any warnings it could be sign of a faulty RAM. Particularly these types of crashes can occur when using memory intensive applications. For example, if you get the blue screen of death on windows every time you try and open a certain app, it’s likely that the app is the culprit rather than your hardware. But if you find that the crashes occur without warning and at random times, your RAM could be responsible.
• Graphics card failure: under normal circumstances when you turn on the PC, you may hear beep tones given by the computer. This indicates that all the hardware components are recognized and functioning properly. Literally if there are no any beep tones given, it could be sign of a RAM failure. Along with these the graphics card may also to load during the boot process. You’ll also be shown an on-screen warning message as the operating system attempts to boot.
• Corrupted files: Corruption of file present on your system can be an indication of a failing RAM. Specifically the files you access and save frequently may get corrupted. It’s one such problem which will get worsen day by day. Meaning you may start noticing more corruption of files each day. This usually happens when a faulty Ram changes the hard drive structure causing degeneration of old files. What more worst is, this can go to an extent that your PC no longer be able to boot.
• Incorrect RAM: one of the ways to find out a faulty RAM is through checking the basic information. Particularly if the RAM encounters failure, the system will not recognize the amount of correct RAMs installed. Therefore, under the system menu always incorrect RAM information will be displayed (something lower the actual amount). This problem can also be as a result of a faulty DIMM slots which provides the connection for the RAM and the computer.
• System freeze: RAM issues can also manifest in the form of system freezing. Your PC could freeze without any prior warnings. And even keyboard and mouse can become completely unresponsive. This could happen at any given time, no matter what
application you are using. The only way to get over this is through restarting the PC. However this issue can also be as a result of a malware attack too. Hence, you have to scan your PC with an anti-virus program and see if the problem still continues.
• Blue screen of death: This errors are common when you have installed a new hardware or a software. But if the error seems to appear without any hardware installation that could mean that the memory is facing some problems. Typically Blue Screen errors show up along with the blue background and white texts. These warning signs will be disappeared in few seconds making it unreadable. However the reason behind this has found to be resource heavy applications draining the system memory.
• Random restart: random restart has found to be another symptom of a faulty RAM. This can happen all of a sudden when you are performing a task or just when you are not literally doing anything. However this can be attributed to other hardware problems as well. Especially the hard drive. But if the reboot seems to occur immediately after the desktop initializes, it is a sign of a bad RAM.
• Beep Noises: listen for the beep tones when you turn on the PC. Unlike usual one single beep, if there are sequences of beeps heard that can be a sign of a failing RAM. However these beep codes vary depending on the manufacturer. Therefore, you have to search the codes to find out whether they are related to the RAM.
• Installation failure: when the RAM faces issues, no longer you will be able to install new programs. The operations will be interrupted with an error code. Besides that if you try to reinstall the operating system that could also end up with some odd error messages.
Kavungya answered the question on September 1, 2021 at 05:09