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On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 5:00 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann |
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<volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> wrote: |
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> On Samstag 01 November 2008, Andrey Vul wrote: |
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>> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann |
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>> <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> wrote: |
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>> > On Samstag 01 November 2008, Andrey Vul wrote: |
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>> >> On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:45 PM, Volker Armin Hemmann |
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>> >> <volker.armin.hemmann@××××××××××××.de> wrote: |
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>> >> > On Samstag 01 November 2008, Andrey Vul wrote: |
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>> >> >> I just bought a new laptop: |
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>> >> >> http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=019626 |
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>> >> >>&ci d=8 96.645 Which packages should I emerge (and run) as a burn-in |
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>> >> >> test? Note: I will run the burn-in off either a stock or |
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>> >> >> custom-mastered Gentoo LiveDVD. |
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>> >> >> If the disc needs custm mastering, please outline the steps required. |
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>> >> >> Thanks! |
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>> >> > use systemrescuecd (a gentoo based livecd - incredible good one), and |
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>> >> > start cpuburn once for every cores. burnK7 on an amd k7 or k8 system,, |
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>> >> > burnP6 on a p4,core,core2 system. |
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>> >> No GPU testing :( unless mprime/gpuburn can work in GPGPU mode. |
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>> > if your laptop has onboard nvidia graphic the last thing you want is a |
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>> > hot gpu. |
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>> How bad is it? |
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> how about 'my laptop is dead' bad? |
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> http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/22/nvidia-chipsets- |
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> defective |
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> just read the links in the article. |
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If it fails (GPU) burn-in, I'll return it as defective. I asked (the |
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service counter) and failed burn-in counts as defective. |
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Andrey Vul |
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. |
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Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? |
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A: Top-posting. |
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