[BBLISA] CPU/Memory test for Dell PowerEdge?

[Scott Ehrlich]

Ignore the msg below - I reviewed the Ultimate CD page and mprime is on there.

Thanks.

Scott

On 7/26/05, Scott Ehrlich <srehrlich at gmail.com> wrote:
> Sorry to top post...
> 
> The program sounds great, but the goal for me is to discover if the
> problem is with the OS or the hardware, and the logs do not show a
> thing.   Thus, if I run the test booting from CD or floppy and a
> problem occurs, then I know the hardware is at fault.
> 
> Has someone made a bootable floppy or CD with Prime95 on it?  If so,
> I'd really like to try it that way.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Scott
> 
> On 7/26/05, Douglas Alan <nessus at mit.edu> wrote:
> > Scott Ehrlich <srehrlich at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm looking for a free CPU/Memory intensive testing program for a Dell
> > > Poweredge 2500.
> >
> > The canonical way to test the CPU and memory subystems among
> > overclockers is the program Prime95.  It wasn't originally designed for
> > this purpose -- it's designed for searching for Mersenne primes -- but
> > it has a testing mode built into it to make sure that your computer is
> > up to the task and won't generate erronious results.  The test mode
> > beats on your CPU and memory so hard that it typically turns up any
> > problems within a few hours.  I've had computers fail Prime95's
> > stability test that have never shown any other symptoms, even when
> > running other CPU or memory intensive programs.  Prime95 really heats up
> > your CPU more than most programs.  If your computer passes Prime95's
> > tests for 24 hours, then there most probably is nothing wrong with your
> > CPU or memory.
> >
> > I've found Prime95 to be much more effective than Memtest86 in finding
> > memory problems too (i.e., I've had computers fail Prime95's tests
> > quickly, while Memtest86 would run for days on the same computer and
> > never turn up a problem), and unlike Memtest86, running Prime95 doesn't
> > require shutting down your computer.
> >
> > |>oug
> >
>