Ignore the msg below - I reviewed the Ultimate CD page and mprime is on there.
Thanks. Scott On 7/26/05, Scott Ehrlich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Scott Ehrlich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ bblisa mailing list [email protected] http://www.bblisa.org/mailman/listinfo/bblisa
