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Product Overview
Memory Compatibility & Functionality Test (MCFT) is a memory testing firmware designed for rigorous testing needs of computer manufacturers, design engineers, and service professionals. MCFT is a self booting, operating system independent memory diagnostic card for exercising and testing RAM in AT 486 through the latest series of Intel Pentium, AMD Athlon, and Cyrix compatible processors.

You can select from 4 levels different levels of testing which utilize 35 standard and proprietary memory test algorithms. Currently, MCFT supports all SIMMs, DIMMs, RIMMs, (SDRAM 66-150, DDR, DDR/2, RDRAM (RAMBus), SRAM, ECC, Parity and Non-Parity) and others. A major advantage of using MCFT, compared to stand alone testers, is the capability of testing RAM modules in a system. On many occasions, memory modules that pass stand alone testers will fail using the MCFT card. This is caused by the system chipset, noise, and several other factors. MCFT in this environment is the best, easiest, and fastest way to test system RAM.

MCFT lets users test system RAM without the interference of any hard drives, operating system limitations, or Windows protected mode environment. MCFT runs all tests in a protected mode which can completely and thoroughly test up to 64 gigabytes of memory. This utility provides users the options of running sophisticated test patterns to detect hard to find memory errors, which are not detected by other test software.

In developing MCFT, CMTL worked closely with Ultra-X (the creators of R.S.T. Ram Stress Test) and other high end, industry leading microprocessor and memory manufacturers to design new algorithms and testing patterns that are specifically oriented towards testing the latest chip technology and towards supporting future technologies. As a result, MCFT’s capabilities were greatly expanded. MCFT can currently test up to 64 gigabytes and is designed to handle 4096 gigabytes for future processors.

The MCFT Advantage
Memory is one of the most notoriously difficult system functions to troubleshoot and exercise. PC’s are not only being equipped with increasingly large amounts of RAM but they’re often complex system hardware and software configurations can make it even more difficult to determine if a problem is truly a RAM failure, or if it is caused by hardware or software conflicts, or by a combination of both. MCFT’s capabilities far exceed those of stand alone testers in meeting both of these challenges.

Unlike stand alone testers, MCFT has the capacity to test today’s larger amounts of RAM. MCFT can also test RAM more comprehensively than stand alone testers, which can only test memory one module at a time from outside the system. MCFT works inside the system to test for all of the factors that are potential causes of memory failure, such as problems caused by the system chipset or noise, or problematic interactions between modules.

MCFT is also unique in its ability to exercise the complete range of a computer’s RAM, verifying that the memory module will work with the latest chipsets, the latest speeds, and with all access methods. While stand alone systems run at a slower speed, MCFT can run at the maximum speed of the latest PCs. MCFT also has the capability to test memory with the broadest range of algorithms, including newer, more sophisticated algorithms that can find problems in the latest modules. In addition, since some problems can be caused when the operating system is accessing memory, MCFT tests for this kind of problem by replicating different operating systems’ access methods. All of these factors make MCFT one of the best, easiest, and fastest ways to test system RAM and it’s also the reason why MCFT successfully resolves RAM problems in many environments where stand alone testers fail.

Small but Robust Program Size
In addition, MCFT is a small but potent memory testing package that loads itself into the least amount of RAM possible. MCFT occupies far less RAM than many other memory testing products which boast similar functionality.

Testing Flexibility
MCFT, in the Normal mode, allows you to select the number of testing loops desired, the memory address range to be tested, and other testing criteria.