Memory missing, help?

[Polini]

Hey,

 

On an older pc I installed windows server 2008r2 a long time ago. Thought it would be handy to install server software on since i do some webdesign and using it as some external storage and other tasks too.

Recently i noticed it running slower and when i checked memory its over 90% usage which is causing it to run slower. But if i look in Task manager (showing processes of all users) i only count like 2-2.5 in use. Also if I check in resource manager I see the same numbers.

I also noticed 2 other strange things that happened. If i kill sqlserver process (which should only use 750mb following task and resource manager) it frees up 40% almost, so it's freeing up 1.5gb.

And the other strange thing i noticed is in the resource manager (tab memory) the 3rd graph (hard errors) is spiking up to max even (like avg 25-30 I guess). Is this an indication my memory might be corrupt or is this cause its transferring data from the memory towards the hard drive since its at +90%

 

Been thinking of doing a memtest, but can i test the memory without rebooting? There is no screen attached to it (remote control) and then i have to move a lot around.

[Sir Asvald]

Hey,

 

On an older pc I installed windows server 2008r2 a long time ago. Thought it would be handy to install server software on since i do some webdesign and using it as some external storage and other tasks too.

Recently i noticed it running slower and when i checked memory its over 90% usage which is causing it to run slower. But if i look in Task manager (showing processes of all users) i only count like 2-2.5 in use. Also if I check in resource manager I see the same numbers.

I also noticed 2 other strange things that happened. If i kill sqlserver process (which should only use 750mb following task and resource manager) it frees up 40% almost, so it's freeing up 1.5gb.

And the other strange thing i noticed is in the resource manager (tab memory) the 3rd graph (hard errors) is spiking up to max even (like avg 25-30 I guess). Is this an indication my memory might be corrupt or is this cause its transferring data from the memory towards the hard drive since its at +90%

 

Been thinking of doing a memtest, but can i test the memory without rebooting? There is no screen attached to it (remote control) and then i have to move a lot around.

Specs of the server?

[Polini]

oh i'll have to check that, i know the processor was an i7 920 with a gigabyte (think u3hd from almost 6 years ago) motherboard, the memory brand/specifics i dont remember at all.

And some crappy gpu, it used to have 4870x2 but replaced it with an even older one when that broke. But not gaming or anything on that.

But those issues arent they just related to memory? The system ran fine till a little while ago. 

But is there a way i can test the memory without restarting it (with remote access) so i dont have to move monitor and stuff around?