Video Memory stress Test

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Video Memory stress Test

Platform: Windows 95?/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7, DOS
http://mikelab.kiev.ua/index_en.php?page=PROGRAMS/vmt_en

A true video memory test!
Version 1.7 (including VMTCE v1.21) from 16.10.2008. (650 KB)

This test allow you to completely test your video RAM (accessible to
DirectX). The best way to check stability after overclocking ;) The archive
contains a README file, which must by readed before of program use.

Archive including a boot image with boot-version of program (Video Memory
stress Test CE). Floppy-version of boot image with install script can be
donloaded here: http://mikelab.kiev.ua/PROGRAMS/vmtce_flp.zip.

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This tool (the CE version; run under pure DOS) is a must have companion for
memtest86. It's not a visual/speed test like those video/3D benchmarking
softwares.

FYI, for motherboards with only on-board video adapter or IGP, memtest86
will not test part of the RAM that are allocated for Video Frame Buffer (set
via BIOS). So if a motherboard has 4096MB (4GB) of RAM and 256MB has been
allocated for Frame Buffer, memtest86 can only test the first 3840MB of RAM.
VMT will test the remaining 256MB of RAM.

On motherboards with dedicated video adapter (e.g. on PCI-X add-on card(s)),
VMT will test the memory on the video adapter add-on card(s).

Note: The Windows version doesn't seem to test the video memory that is used
for the current screen display. VMT-CE is more thorough since the screen
will be garbled briefly when the test is running.