Just bought used laptop and want to know best way to test it.

This is a discussion about Just bought used laptop and want to know best way to test it. in the Slack Space category; What programs etc do you guys use to test out laptops and to make sure all is functioning etc. The laptop that is coming is a Sony Vaio PCG-FR130 AthlonXP 2000+ 512 megs pc2100 GF4 420 16 meg 40 gig HD CDRW/DVD 14 XGA etc etc.

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What programs etc do you guys use to test out laptops and to make sure all is functioning etc.
 
The laptop that is coming is a Sony Vaio PCG-FR130
 
AthlonXP 2000+
512 megs pc2100
GF4 420 16 meg
40 gig HD
CDRW/DVD
14" XGA
etc etc

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I would run things like memtest, Sandra, and leave it running for a while doing one of the burn-in tests for a couple of hours.
You may also want to try a burn-in with the power pack unpugged, to see whether the battery is fubar'ed or not.
 
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