The Mersenne project has a TortureTest mode that has helped me find how far I can overclock CPU or RAM without running into errors. It runs massive calculations and compares the results with pre-known values. If this is run while a disk I/O and graphics test run, the collision problems between these memory users can be (hopefully) caught without regard to whether you overclock or not. See: http://www.mersenne.org/freesoft.htm Brian Brunner brian.t.brunner at gai-tronics.com (610)796-5838 >>> jlb17 at duke.edu 11/22/05 02:34PM >>> On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 at 11:30am, Robert wrote > } It might be useful if you specify what aspects of the box you want to > } test. > } > } CPU? RAM? Disk? > } > } You mentioned disk, but is that all that you want to test? > } > } Regards, > } Greg > > i wish to test it all, everything, just not ummm extremely violently in > terms of hard drive(s). > > so, if the hard drive testing part is ultimately configurable that would be > great... i just dont feel like pounding the drives for hours and hours > > ummmmmmmmmm what are people using in this area? > > i am familiar with memtest and some of the other small stuff yet i am > looking for practical list wisdom on this whole scenartio. > > thanks! I've actually had pretty good luck with this little script: http://people.redhat.com/dledford/memtest.html It's not *too* hard on the disks, although that part isn't configurable. -- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated