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What OS are you running?
A dual-core CPU, or an older dual-CPU system, can be executing two
instructions at the very same moment. Those instructions shouldn't ever be
part of the same process, *unless* that program has been designed to do that
safely -- and in some Windows versions these simple little tools are not.
David Gillett
On 13 Mar 2007 at 2:09, Uzi Paz wrote:
Priority: normal
Date sent: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:09:04 +0200
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From: Uzi Paz <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [PCBUILD] looking for a utility to test instruction sets in CPUs
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> I have already told you about a weird problem that I had with my computer
> which is able to run heavy programs without problem for hours upon hours,
> but simple programs such as cal.exe, notepad, task manager, regedit,
> freeze. The CPU is Athlon 64, X2 3800, s.939. problem disappears when
> using only one of the CPU cores.
>
> I already ruled out the possibility of a software/driver problem, and I
> now suspect that the problem is with the CPU.
>
> I need to find a utility that tests the CPU thoroughly. There is no need
> for a burning test (heavy load test), but rather for a tesat cat checks
> various instructions to see if one of the less commonly used ones freezes
> the thread.
>
> Uzi
>
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