"UXD Quick Tech Pro"
Joe Citarella - 3/xx/05
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Funky keyboard? No problem - test each key:
For the real hardware junkies, start poking around the system with a memory scan:
Pic courtesy of UXD
As I've helped friends and built systems, I've accumulated a number of CD ROMs - I found Quick Tech Pro's CD test suite perfect for identifying which ones to keep and which to toss. I have a CD RW that a friend told me works "sometimes" - I checked it out in her system and, naturally, found no problems. Then I ran it using Quick Tech Pro and found the following:
As I continued testing, I found this:
Sometimes it works, and sometimes not - the random error that drives us buggy; at least I know my friend was right. I also found out the buffer sizes for my cheap CD ROMs - 248 k.
CONCLUSIONS
UXD's Quick Tech Pro is about the most comprehensive software system testing tool I've used. I can burn in and certify a total system or debug the smallest part; the ability to test CD ROMs and DVDs is very handy, allowing me to quickly weed out junk drives.
UXD does not list pricing, as they wish to protect their distributors; However, it is much less than the hardware version. You can email them for information.
There is a version that's not terribly expensive for the home-user called Quick-Tech Personal - stay tuned for a review and special deal on this product.
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