• Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
    Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.

Is there a hardware testing software that...

R

RADRaze2KX

Weaksauce
Joined
Dec 20, 2012
Messages
106
I'm wondering if there's a hardware testing software that can be pre-configured to run the same tests with the same parameters on multiple devices upon execution.

Basically I'm looking for a software that will test the harddrive for bad sectors, test for internet through ethernet, test for internet through wireless (automatically connecting itself to a wifi network using pre-specified credentials), and generate a report on what passed and what failed.

These are basic needs, I imagine a software that can do those three things would have everything else I'm looking for.

I ask this question because I'm about to reload 80+ laptops and would really like to automate the three above tasks; the rest (memory, video, sound) will be assumed working since they're all decommissioned corporate returns that were pulled from a working environment.
 
What do you intend to do with all those laptops?
 
Hey Skillz, Company A sold them to Company B with blank harddrives; Company B sells open-box TV's and refurbished corporate laptops. Guess who got chosen to repair and test all the laptops for a price-per-laptop-specified-by-the-repairman fee? :)

(Unrelated, I'm supposed to be moderating on your site but have been swamped with my new second job, and my two freelance jobs... I'll pop over first chance I get and moderate away. Thanks)
 
Ah okay, was hoping you was maybe selling them on the low-low. I need a cheap laptop so I can handle business when I am away from my desktop.

As for the site, moderation is slow. It doesn't really get that active. I only have to approve maybe 5 - 6 posts per week, if that. File removals does get a good bit of action sometimes however.
 
I think I've settled on creating a batch file using netsh to import settings and reboot the machine. Haven't tested it yet, but the batch file will suit my purposes for other things I need it to do. Thanks man :)
 
I actually did even simpler, and the process was fast.

Since they were all Dell Latitudes, I install the OS, apps, and wireless settings onto a harddrive, used Ghost to put that image onto 6 thumb drives and cloned it to the other 51 laptops. The initial process took ~2.5 hours, but each image took about 10 minutes. I was done pretty quick. A few were missing drivers but I had them all done in about 7 hours total. Got paid already. Keeping the drives for the next time, this will wind up being a seasonal ordeal. Thanks Skillz
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top