Hello, I have built my first computer using a Biostar NM70I-1037U motherboard, 8 GB RAM, and 4 SATA drives and 1 pre-installed system fan, to be used with FreeNAS as a Network Attached Storage device, and I have seen numerous recommendations to use UBCD to test the hardware: perform a memory test and CPU burn-in. I have burned UBCD onto a thumb drive and have booted the machine with the drive.
Could you give me a little more information on your general recommendation for testing hardware in a newly built system? For instance, would Memtest86+ and CPU Stress Test be an adequate set of tests?
With regard to Memtest86+, how many passes would be good? 12?
With regard to CPU Stress Test, which module(s) should be used? mprime? I am unclear how to decide on the proper parameters and how long to let the test run. I also don't know how to monitor its progress--for instance, monitoring the CPU temperature and knowing what is an acceptable CPU temperature range. I assume you would also want to monitor in real-time the percentage of CPU being used and the amount of RAM being used (you would want to confirm that these values are very high, in order to confirm that the test is stringent, right?), and whether errors are occurring? And does the test generate a log file? If so, where is that saved? Is the test likely to damage the system? If the test is about to damage the system, will it stop itself? Etc.
Would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks--
Could you give me a little more information on your general recommendation for testing hardware in a newly built system? For instance, would Memtest86+ and CPU Stress Test be an adequate set of tests?
With regard to Memtest86+, how many passes would be good? 12?
With regard to CPU Stress Test, which module(s) should be used? mprime? I am unclear how to decide on the proper parameters and how long to let the test run. I also don't know how to monitor its progress--for instance, monitoring the CPU temperature and knowing what is an acceptable CPU temperature range. I assume you would also want to monitor in real-time the percentage of CPU being used and the amount of RAM being used (you would want to confirm that these values are very high, in order to confirm that the test is stringent, right?), and whether errors are occurring? And does the test generate a log file? If so, where is that saved? Is the test likely to damage the system? If the test is about to damage the system, will it stop itself? Etc.
Would appreciate your thoughts. Thanks--