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Table 12.3 lists third-party diagnostic and testing utilities, most of
which go beyond what can be done with built-in operating system
utilities. Web sites are listed for products that aren’t widely found
at retail locations.
Table 12.3 Third-Party Test and Diagnostic Utilities
Program Uses Notes
Norton Utilities Hardware testing, data protection, Best buy when purchased
data recovery, system information, as part of System Works
system speedups, anti-virus; Professional, which
defragment and disk testing includes many other
routines significantly better than programs; loopback plugs
standard Microsoft utilities are available for serial
and parallel port testing.
AMIDiag Hardware testing, system From the makers of the
(www.ami.com) information; burn-in test AMI BIOS; are loopback
routines included for stress testing plugs available for serial
of new equipment and parallel port testing.
Win CheckIt 6.5 Hardware testing, system Can be used to gather
(www.checkit.com) information; burn-in test routines information from multiple
included for stress test of new PCs and analyze reports
equipment; for Windows 9x/Me/NT at a single PC; loopback
plugs are available for
serial and parallel port
testing.
TestDrive Floppy drive testing and diagnostic Provides thorough
(www.msd.com) utility information, especially
when used with the
appropriate Accuride
Digital Diagnostic Disk.
SpinRite Hard disk testing and data recovery Dynastat Data Recovery,
(www.grc.com) extremely accurate at
recovering data from
damaged drives; same
vendor offers Trouble in
Paradise tester for Zip
drive media.
AntiVirus Available Detect, clean, and prevent viruses Use against program,
from Trend Micro, and attacks macro, data, and Web-
Norton, DrSolomon, based viruses; use more
McAfee, and others than one for maximum
protection.