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PCI Bus – Peripheral Component Interconnect Testing This test checks for the System PCI Bus and then performs several tests to check PCI Bus compliance. On rare occasions, some cards may cause this test to fail. A...
Over 20 testing algorithms are used to test RAM, including proprietary algorithms developed and used exclusively by Ultra-X. Be sure to select all memory patterns for more exhaustive testing using industry standards and...
This function run a series of non-destructive tests on a system’s installed hard drives. Controller seek read, write and verify tests are performed to check a drive’s overall condition. Select the drive(s) you want to...
This function allows you to test USB FLASH, CompactFLASH, SD, xD and other external removable media. Select the drive(s) you want to test from the Volumes available. Depending on the test size specified, the Seek and...
This function allows you to test CD/CDR/CD-RW; DVD/DVDR/DVDRW drives. Any speed CD/DVD Drive is supported, including the industry’s current fastest drives. This test will perform read seek tests and will require CD or...
The Video & Monitor tests perform various functions to determine proper screen resolution, brightness, color, geometry, text font and video/media API such as OpenGL & DirectX.
The Bluetooth test will attempt to pair a Bluetooth compatible device with the windows machine.
The accelerator sensor test is an interactive test that requires the user to move the windows device in all 3 dimensions, X, Y and Z.
The light sensor will test ambient light against minimum and maximum threshold values.
The mouse test will perform testing on a touch pad, standard optical mouse or touch screen monitor.
This is a model specific test intended for Alienware laptops only. This test will change the colors on the keyboard and led lighting.
Touch Display Test #5 will test total concurrent touch points. A text file named tpthreshold.txt stores the numeric value for the total number of points that must be met in order to pass the test.
Touch Display Test #4 will test the overall Touch Display functionality. Trace each of the diagonal lines across the entire display. When done, draw a large X in the square box. The intersect will be detected and test...
Touch Display Test #3 will test the multi-touch functionality. Use multiple touch points to drag and rote the green rectangle object to manipulate.
Touch Display Test #2 will display two images. Simply touch and drag each image with a single or double touch points.
Touch Display Test #1 will display random buttons that recognize only touch instances and not from the mouse input.
This is an extended Video API test that is commonly used by newer HTML5 compatible browsers.
The Notebook Lid test verifies the ACPI Windows functionality.
The Wifi test has several internal and external tests to check the full functionality of the wifi adapter. Generic WiFi Test An internal test to confirm the presence of the WiFi adapter. WiFi Signal Power Test...
The webcam test is an interactive test. This test will record a brief 10-30 second video, create an avi file and then playback. After playback, a dialog box will ask if you’ve seen the web video and require the...
The Battery test performs an Interactive and internal SMART tests. The interactive test will identify proper connection to AC power adapter to see if battery charging is determined. The SMART batter test communicates...
The keyboard test is an interactive test. This test requires the technician to type every character on the keyboard to ensure proper functionality and no stuck keys.
These tests allow you to perform full Data and Control Register and External Loopback test on active LPT ports to determine if they are functioning properly. To ensure valid test results when running the External...
This test checks serial ports under simulated Transmit/Receive conditions by using an External Serial Loopback Plug (supplied with QuickTech for Windows) which connects to a COM port’s 9-pin connector.
The USB test will perform internal testing on the USB controller for presence, enumeration and pc system functionality.
This test allows you to perform an Audio codec test, Audio Loopback test and speaker test on an Active Sound adapter to determine if it is working properly. Audio Codec Test Select an audio file to playback and then...
The Network test will test the system network adapter and its environment. Use the Configuration button to select to run a Network Data File transfer test, Ping local host test or Ping the network router. For Network...
