On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 21:45:14 -0800 (PST), "
wrote:

I just got a new laptop, delivered today. One big problem; the box
was crushed. The monkey men of UPS did their best impression of the
old Samsonite commercial and really mashed it.

(NO advice needed on how to proceed with a claim, informing the
shipper, documentation for the vendor, damage claim number
assignments, photographic evidence, etc.)

I am really concerned that this machine could have been damaged,
although it seems to be performing OK. I have a 72 hour window in
which the vendor will send out a new one without charging my account
as an emergency replacement if I need one.

I am looking for a program like the old "Burn In" and "PC Test" that
we used to use that is for Windows 7. Those programs tested all
memory sectors, HD sectors, and did hours of read/write exercises,
cache filling and dumping and CPU tests. You wound up the programs
and let them go, and a few hours later you had your results.

I remember those vividly. I used to test all memory and hard drives
with 'em.


I can't find anything like that for Windows 7, and want to test ALL
aspects of this machine within my "emergency replacement" time frame
window.

Anyone have any suggestions? A program that you have personal
experience with or know someone that has used it successfully?

Ask a local computer shop who does anti-virus work for a suggestion.
They usually have the best techs.

Or googlit: "computer testing software" and cautiously download some
from a known good site, like PCWORLD, CNET, or TUCOWS.
http://tinyurl.com/66hgdt

I think I'd just send the thing back if it were mine. Be sure to
write down the serial number so it doesn't come back.

--
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
-- Robert J. Sawyer