A Principled Technologies test report 9
Dell Latitude 2120: Netbook durability comparison
Note: The Error Scan is complete when the Start button changes from grey to black.
c. Save the Error Scan Results:
i. Click the Copy screenshot to clipboard button on the upper right hand menu bar.
ii. Click the Save screenshot button on the menu bar.
iii. Save the screenshot by system name and test name.
d. Click the Copy information to clipboard button on the upper right hand menu bar (it is the first
button on the left):
i. Open a new text file by clicking StartRun, typing notepad, and clicking OK.
ii. In the Notepad window, click EditPaste.
iii. Click FileSave As, enter an appropriate filename using a .txt extension, and choose the
location to save the file (we saved ours to a USB flash drive). Click Save.
e. Save the relevant log files:
i. Click the Health tab.
ii. Click Log in the bottom right hand corner.
iii. In the Attribute pane, click (01) Raw Read Error Rate, and click Export.
iv. Enter an appropriate filename using a .txt extension, choose a location to save the file, and
click Open.
v. Repeat steps 3c and 3d for (05) Reallocated Sector Count and (07) Seek Error Rate.
f. Close the HD Tune Pro 4.01 Hard Disk Utility.
g. Scan the netbook’s hard drive with HDDScan for Windows version 3.2:
i. Copy the HDDScan folder to the WinPE RAMDisk.
ii. Open the HDDScan folder, and double-click the HDDScan.exe executable file to run the
application.
iii. Click TasksSurface Tests to open the Test Selection window.
iv. Select Verify from the list of tests, and click Add Test.
v. At the conclusion of the run, double-click the VR-Verify test id in the Test Manager window
to open up the results.
vi. Select the Report tab, and copy and paste the test results into Notepad.
vii. Save the results as a text file.
4. Set the height of the platen on the Lansmont Precision Drop Tester to 29 inches above the surface of
the 28 oz. commercial carpeting.
5. Place the fully charged netbook on the platen of the drop tester, with the netbook’s base flat on the
platen and the screen facing forward, open at a 120-degree angle.
6. Launch CINEBENCH.
7. Unplug the netbook, and drop the netbook onto the commercial carpeting.
8. Wait until the netbook is completely still.
9. If the battery or any other components come off the system, inspect them for damage, and reinstall
them if possible.
10. Complete the checklist in Appendix B, including the latest version available of Dell Diagnostics, if
applicable.
11. Take digital pictures of the netbook from all angles after completing the checklist.
12. Stop CINEBENCH.
13. Reconnect the netbook’s AC Adapter.
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