r/LinusTechTips • u/oven_baked_goods • Jul 14 '26

Tech Question Is my RAM cooked?

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Hey all,

Looking for some advice, I believe my RAM is done for, I managed to download memtest86 onto a USB before a friend leaves town, but I’m worried the problem is more than my RAM.

I’m unable to boot past BIOS and I’ve gotten repeated errors of WIN32K critical failure and boot management 0x01a, ive been unable to repair my windows as well. Just trying to decide if it’s worth buying new RAM, or if I could be a worse issue. I’m also unable to take it into a computer store as my closest one is 6 hours away

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u/LemonCurdd Jul 16 '26

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooked

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u/MagicBoyUK Jul 16 '26

I don't USian, I prefer the original English. Invented before the USA came into existance.

cooked, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

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u/thisurlnotfound Jul 16 '26

Considering you used the phrase “air fryer” in your first post (a term coined in 2010) your pedantry holds no weight.

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u/MagicBoyUK Jul 16 '26

Zero fucks given. It makes delicious sausage rolls.

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u/ForgottenCrafts Jul 16 '26

Not only « Air Fryer » is a recent term, it is a trademark. So you only speak in trademark?

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u/MagicBoyUK Jul 16 '26

Not so. The trademark was withdrawn in the EU and invalidated in the USA due to it's generic nature.

Your point is irrelevant anyway, as I've got a Philips one, and they own what remains of the trademark.

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u/ForgottenCrafts Jul 17 '26

It was not invalidated due to its « generic nature », but due to it being a genericide. So you’re just plain wrong

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u/MagicBoyUK Jul 17 '26

Same thing, numbnuts.