Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 17:00:15 -0700 () From: Rick Hamell <hamellr@dsinw.com> To: Christopher Palmer <cpalmer@jig.ordway.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New Computer Message-ID: <Pine.WNT.3.95.990415165754.-13359A-100000@bb-b1-11a> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904151710290.6128-100000@jig.ordway.org>
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> What, exactly, is 'burning in' a computer, and what is involved in doing > it? I've heard this term before, and I understand that is has something to > do with testing all the components in their real-world configuration, but > not much else. Usually it's a piece of software designed to run a computer at it's maximum potential. Statistically computer hardware goes bad within the first three months of usage. Burn in software tries to put 3 months of use on all pieces of the hardware, hopefully catching any problems. BTW, we use to do 20 makeworlds in a row for this. :) Rick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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