Re: [gentoo-user] Burn-in test

["Andrey Vul" <andrey.vul@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann
<volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> wrote:
> On Samstag 01 November 2008, Andrey Vul wrote:
>> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann
>>
>> <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> wrote:
>> > On Samstag 01 November 2008, Andrey Vul wrote:
>> >> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann
>> >>
>> >> <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> wrote:
>> >> > On Samstag 01 November 2008, Andrey Vul wrote:
>> >> >> I just bought a new laptop:
>> >> >> http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=019626
>> >> >>&ci d=8 96.645 Which packages should I emerge (and run) as a burn-in
>> >> >> test? Note: I will run the burn-in off either a stock or
>> >> >> custom-mastered Gentoo LiveDVD.
>> >> >> If the disc needs custm mastering, please outline the steps required.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thanks!
>> >> >
>> >> > use systemrescuecd (a gentoo based livecd - incredible good one), and
>> >> > start cpuburn once for every cores. burnK7 on an amd k7 or k8 system,,
>> >> > burnP6 on a p4,core,core2 system.
>> >>
>> >> No GPU testing :( unless mprime/gpuburn can work in GPGPU mode.
>> >
>> > if your laptop has onboard nvidia graphic the last thing you want is a
>> > hot gpu.
>>
>> How bad is it?
>
> how about 'my laptop is dead' bad?
>
> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/22/nvidia-chipsets-
> defective
>
> just read the links in the article.
>

If it fails (GPU) burn-in, I'll return it as defective. I asked (the
service counter) and failed burn-in counts as defective.



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