Testing a new laptop

So I just bought an open box laptop. What kind of tests should I run to make sure it's running fine?

A heads up,
if you are typing something in word and the background turns blue with bunch of white text saying things like, "I'm screwed, dummy! Call your vendor" you know that your laptop isn't 100%.

Originally Posted by Payne3d

A heads up,
if you are typing something in word and the background turns blue with bunch of white text saying things like, "I'm screwed, dummy! Call your vendor" you know that your laptop isn't 100%.

wow you funny..... Stop wasting Oxygen

Anyways...

Some things you can do other then use it normaly as you plan on using it. Is if you can try to install a game it will run and play it for an hour or 2. That will put a heavy load on the computer.

Also running benchmark programs on it would not be a bad idea. Also check for dead pixels on the screen (try using a Black background)

Ciao

try the wifi, screen and ofcourse battery..

Thanks. ANy other tests I can run?

Prime95 torture test. Memtest86+. 3DMark. ATITool to scan for artifacts if the graphics is ATI.

Originally Posted by Amourek

Prime95 torture test. Memtest86+. 3DMark. ATITool to scan for artifacts if the graphics is ATI.

It's actually a nvidia. Does nvidia have some benchmark program to run?