Stress tests and burn-in utilities

[Stever]

I read at https://www.badcaps.net/repair/ the following:

When it first arrives I connect it to my test jig, and run it through a battery of stress tests before I do ANYTHING to the board. ...
I then replace them with high-quality NEW capacitors. ...
Using several popular burn-in utilities, I run it through a 72-hour constant burn-in cycle. ...If it can pass my testing, there's not much more that one can dish out that it can't handle beyond the motherboard's design specs.

I'd like to know what stress tests and burn-in utilities are recommended for determining if the board has a problem.

Thank you,

[Topcat]

Welcome to the forums!!

I use a testing/burn-in utility called The Troubleshooter v7.02 for the first day. I then boot it off a hard drive loaded with XP Pro Corporate Edition and run SiSoft Sandra Professional 2004 (the FULL version with burn-in utilities) for the remaining 2 days. During the entire 3 day process, the motherboard is in a confined space with limited air flow. This makes things run hotter tham most normal PC conditions, adding even more stress.

If it passes that abuse with out hiccuping, it's safe to assume that the board has been repaired. Typically, if a board is going to fail, it will usually do so within the first few hours of testing.

I hope that clears things up.
TC