Immediate Burn In Testing

The Immediate Burn In Testing option enables you to run Burn In test scripts on your workstation. Three scripts are provided for testing your system:

• quick.tst – This script performs a non-detailed test of all hardware components, including those components that require user input, as well as a more in-depth memory test. You must interact with the Pc-Check software to progress through these interactive tests. These interactive tests cannot be run unattended and do not contain any “timeout” facilities. The interactive tests will wait until you provide the correct input.

• noinput.tst – The script performs a non-detailed test of most hardware components, excluding those components that require user input (keyboard, mouse, sound, video). This test does not require user input.

• full.tst – This script performs the most detailed and comprehensive test on all hardware components, including those components that require user input. This script contains a more in-depth memory test than quick.tst, as well as external port tests (which might require loopback connectors). You must interact with the test utility to progress through these interactive tests.

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  Tip –

  Each of these scripts tests the operating status of your entire system. If you want to test only a certain percentage of your system’s hard drives, see To Test Hard Drives for information about how to change the test options.

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When you select the Immediate Burn In Testing menu option, the Continuous Burn In Testing window appears. The window includes the list of options shown in Table 4–4 for running the tests. When a quick.tst, noinput.tst, or full.tst script is loaded, the defaults indicated in the third column are automatically loaded.

Table 4–4 Continuous Burn In Testing Options 

Option	Default – General	Default Using quick.tst, noinput.tst, or full.tst Script	All Possible Choices
Pass Control	Overall Time	Overall Passes	Individual Passes, Overall Passes, or Overall Time
Duration	01:00	1	Type any number to choose the time duration of the test
Script File	N/A	quick.tst, noinput.tst, or full.tst	quick.tst, noinput.tst, or full.tst
Report File	None	None	User-defined
Journal File	None	D:\noinput.jrl, D:\quick.jrl, or D:\full.jrl	User-defined
Journal Options	Failed Tests	All Tests, Absent Devices, and Test Summary	Failed Tests, All Tests, Absent Devices, and Test Summary
Pause on Error	N	N	Y or N
Screen Display	Control Panel	Control Panel	Control Panel or Running Tests
POST Card	N	N	Y or N
Beep Codes	N	N	Y or N
Maximum Fails	Disabled	Disabled	1-9999

To Perform Immediate Burn-In Testing

Perform script-based burn-in tests using one of the provided scripts or one of your own scripts.

1. From the main menu, choose Immediate Burn In Testing.

   The top portion of the window lists the options described in Table 4–4, and the bottom portion of the window lists the following Burn In testing menu options:

   • Load Burn In Script

     Type one of the following:

     quick.tst, noinput.tst, or full.tst

     If you created and saved your own script, type d:\testname.tst

     where testname is the name of the script that you created.

   • Save Burn In Script

     To save a Burn In script that you created, type d:\testname.tst

     where testname is the name of the script that you created.

   • Change Options

     Opens the Burn In Options menu, which enables you to modify the various options listed in Table 4–4 for the currently loaded test script.

   • Select Tests

     Opens a listing of the tests available for your workstation configuration and the currently loaded test script.

   • Perform Burn In Tests

     Starts to run the currently loaded Burn In test script.