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Looking for a DOS cpu tester
I'm basically looking for something that is the cpu equivalent of memtest
for memory. I don't usually have access to a bootable windows partition and besides, I want to test the cpu independently of windows. I'd ideally like something that just runs through every instruction and maybe runs a few quick benchmarks. I'm not interested in stressing the cpu. If it's error free after 20 minutes, that's good enough for me. For example, I have a celeron 1100 with a missing pin that POSTs just fine. But that doesn't me it won't crash the system everytime it tries to execute a certain instruction, or maybe when it tries to go into standby. I've no idea what all the pins on a cpu do, I just want to know if the missing pin will cause a problem. And this is a general question, as I have lots of cpus pass through my hands that I need to check just as easily as I can check memory with memtest. BTW I don't much care about diagnostics telling me if the cpu has mmx etc. I just want to know if it's 100% at default speeds. |
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Howdy!
"as mellow as a horse" wrote in message ... I'm basically looking for something that is the cpu equivalent of memtest for memory. I don't usually have access to a bootable windows partition and besides, I want to test the cpu independently of windows. I'd ideally like something that just runs through every instruction and maybe runs a few quick benchmarks. I'm not interested in stressing the cpu. If it's error free after 20 minutes, that's good enough for me. For example, I have a celeron 1100 with a missing pin that POSTs just fine. But that doesn't me it won't crash the system everytime it tries to execute a certain instruction, or maybe when it tries to go into standby. I've no idea what all the pins on a cpu do, I just want to know if the missing pin will cause a problem. Best thing to do is to check the pinout (available from Intel, strangely enough - Google for the mechanical specs on their web site) and see if the missing pin is even used. But anything that runs for "20 minutes" isn't going to run a complete test of the processor ... And this is a general question, as I have lots of cpus pass through my hands that I need to check just as easily as I can check memory with memtest. BTW I don't much care about diagnostics telling me if the cpu has mmx etc. I just want to know if it's 100% at default speeds. Mmm ... Try TuffTest ( http://www.tufftest.com ) for a quickie. RwP |
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