System requirements

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Operating System: Windows XP SP3 and later, 2003 Server, Vista, 2008 Server, Windows 7 (*).

CPU: CPU support (e.g. SSE2) is required in order to run the CPU tests for those specific instructions (e.g. SSE2).

RAM: 128 MB.

Disk space: 30 Meg of free hard disk space (plus an additional 100MB to run the Disk test).

DirectX 9.0c (or above) software for 3D graphics and video tests (plus working DirectX drivers for your video card).

 

Operating System compatibility notes:

1.BurnInTest must be run with administrator privileges. It requires elevated administrator privileges in Vista (and later).
2.RAM test: The standard and Torture tests are available on all operating systems. The Address Windowing Extensions test mode is only available under operating systems where you can lock memory pages into memory, such as Windows XP Professional.
3.Optical drive test: The CD and DVD burn tests require Windows Vista (and later), IMAPI v2 patched XP or IMAPI v2 patched 2003 Server.
4.The Bluetooth test is available on Windows workstations XP SP3 and later, Vista and Windows 7.
5.Windows XP SP2 and earlier are not supported by BurnInTest V7.0. Use BurnInTest V6.0 for compatibility with Windows 2000 & XP SP2 (and earlier). Use BurnInTest V5.2 for compatibility with Windows 98 & ME.

 

Other

A printer to run the printer test, setup as the default printer in Windows.

A CD ROM + 1 Music CD or Data CD to run the CD test.

A CD-RW to run the CD burn test.

A DVD-RW or DVD+RW to run the DVD burn test.

A network connection and the TCP/IP networking software installed for the Network Tests

Pro version only:

A serial port loop back plug for the serial port test.

A parallel port loop back plug for the parallel port test.

A USB port loop back plug for the USB port test.

PassMark MonitorTest V3.1 1000 (or higher) for Plugin touch screen testing.

PassMark ModemTest V1.3 1010 (or higher) for Plugin Modem testing.

PassMark KeyboardTest V2.2 1011 (or higher) for Plugin Keyboard testing.

 

For more information please see the Test descriptions.