Information handling systems and related methods for testing memory during boot and during operating system (OS) runtime

Embodiments of information handling systems (IHSs) and computer-implemented methods are provided herein for testing system memory (or another volatile memory component) of an IHS. In the disclosed embodiments, memory testing is performed automatically: (a) during the pre-boot phase each time a new page of memory is allocated for the first time after a system boot, and (b) during OS runtime each time a read command is received and/or an event is detected. By proactively testing each page of memory, as the page is allocated but before information is stored therein, the systems and methods disclosed herein prevent "bad" memory pages from being used.