[G4] CPU Stability Testers?

[sr ferenczy]

there will be a kernal panic if the CPU speed is too high

sandor

On Saturday, March 8, 2003, at 06:09  PM, Gene Huh wrote:

>> Where can I get the "rc-72 client" referred to by sandor? None of my 
>> searches have turned up a source.
>>
>> WDunwiddie
>
> It's actually "rc5-72", which may be why your searches didn't work:
>
> I found it at the following link.  Both OS 9 and OS X clients are 
> available there:
> <http://www.distributed.net/download/clients.html>
>
> Documentation can be accessed from that page as well.
>
> I seem to be running it fine; however, I don't know what to expect in 
> the event that there is a calculation error.  I guess I'm looking for 
> some sort of 'selftest' mode.  Apparently there is a built-in test 
> functionality but haven't figured out how to access it yet.
>
> As far as I can tell, the program tests only the integer-calculating 
> units in your processor (not the floating point units).
>
> Best,
> Gene (digest mode)
>
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