July 2008
Gizmodo.com -
What Doesn't Break a Toughbook Makes It Stronger: How They Test the Hell Out of Them

"If you were to travel to Takatsukadai—the middle of nowhere—you'd find Panasonic's Toughbook plant quietly making notebooks with the world's lowest failure rate. Well, not so quietly, actually. They employ a regimen of over 500 different tests, smashing, dropping and soaking Toughbooks, with over a thousand sacrifices each year. This is where I learned how the old computer plant manages to pull it off, miraculously, almost all under one roof..

March 2008
HardwareLogic.com
OCZ Platinum PC3-12800 2GB Memory Kit Review
"RAM STRESS TEST "

"HardwareLogic has some of the most stringent memory testing on the web. When it comes to stability, we require a kit pass five cycles with the Ultra-X R.S.T PRO2 Memory Tester (The same testing hardware used by Corsair Memory and several other memory manufacturers to validate kits, however even most memory companies only require a kit to pass three cycles). We then require the test kit pass our entire benchmarking suite without error. If a memory kit can pass this torture test.....We consider it 100% stable.

Feb 2008
RAM (Reseller Advocate)Magazine
"THE TROUBLE WITH TROUBLESHOOTING "

"As a system builder, you should be pre-emptively stress testing your systems to ensure they're able to hold up with every subsystem taxed to its limit. After a sufficient burn-in period, it's far easier to guarantee against the "infant mortality" rate.

Aug 2007
LegitReviews.com
2GB Corsair 1800MHz DOMINATOR CL7 DDR3 Memory Review
"RAM STRESS TEST "

"Ultra-X is able to continuously develop new sophisticated proprietary memory test algorithms to locate the most evasive memory failures. R.S.T. Pro PCI Express has the broadest range of algorithms, for current and future memory chip technologies and this is why Legit Reviews has used R.S.T. Pro testers for nearly five years now to test our review samples."

Aug 2007
LegitReviews.com
2GB Kingston 1375MHz CL5 DDR3 Memory Review
"RAM STRESS TEST "

"Have you ever run across a review web site that reviews a product and shows a couple amazing scores and gives it an award? Sure you do as most review sites do just that, but how stable was it? I would be willing to bet that most sites don't know what stable memory is and therefore give fairly inaccurate results. Yes, I hate to break the news, but there is more than just running a memory bandwidth test and calling memory stable! Ever wonder what some of the memory companies use to test their modules? So did we, and we found out that they use the RAM Stress Test Professional 3 (R.S.T. Pro3)."

Aug 2007
HardOCP.com
Corsair DDR3 Product Preview @ 2GHz
"RAM STRESS TEST "

"While this is one of our traditional internal tools, it has come in very handy recently with DDR3 testing in that it has been a very good tool in finding issues with failures and errors as to validating DDR3 RAM timings at specific clock speeds that are not always easily identified using traditional stressing tools that have to be utilized inside the operating system."

Summer 2007
Maximum PC Magazine
ULTIMATE PC TRAUMA KIT
"RAM STRESS TEST "

"Yes, RAM is also quite often a culprit in funky system behavior these days. Ultra-X’s R.S.T. Pro2 PCI-E (also available in PCI or USB) lets you pinpoint RAM issues with industry-standard and proprietary test patterns. The R.S.T. is so well respected that major RAM and CPU vendors use it to validate memory. It’s expensive, but good. "

May 2007
HardwareLogic.com
Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 Tracer Memory Kit Review
"RAM STRESS TEST "

"Our disclaimer aside, I personally think we have some of the most stringent memory testing on the web. When it comes to stability, we require a kit pass five cycles with the Ultra-X R.S.T PRO2 Memory Tester (The same testing hardware used by Corsair Memory and several other memory manufacturers to validate kits, however even most memory companies only require a kit to pass three cycles). If a memory kit can pass this torture test.....I'd say its 100% stable."

April 2007
Virtual-Hideout.com
OCZ 2x1GB PC2-6400 Flex XLC DDR2 Memory Kit Review
"RAM STRESS TEST"

"While using the test system for a week, the memory proved to be just as stable as any good quality memory and passed testing using the RST (RAM Stress Tester) Pro 2.0.. The system functioned properly without any abnormalities or errors during all kinds of various tests."

March 2007
Maximum PC Magazine
ULTIMATE PC TRAUMA KIT
"RAM STRESS TEST"

"Yes, RAM is also quite often a culprit in funky system behavior these days. Ultra-X’s R.S.T. Pro2 PCI-E (also available in PCI or USB) lets you pinpoint RAM issues with industry-standard and proprietary test patterns. The R.S.T. is so well respected that major RAM and CPU vendors use it to validate memory. It’s expensive, but good. "

March 2007
LegitReviews.com
The Corsair 2GB PC2-10000C5 Dominator Memory Kit Review
"RAM STRESS TEST"

"Have you ever run across a review web site that reviews a product and shows a couple amazing scores and gives it an award? Sure you do as most review sites do just that, but how stable was it? I would be willing to bet that most sites don't know what stable memory is and therefore give fairly inaccurate results. Yes, I hate to break the news, but there is more than just running a memory bandwidth test and calling memory stable! Ever wonder what some of the memory companies use to test their modules? So did we, and we found out that they use the RAM Stress Test Professional 2 (R.S.T. Pro2). It is a Self-Booting, Operating System Independent memory diagnostic card for exercising and validating RAM. The R.S.T. Pro2 runs all tests in protected mode which can completely and thoroughly test up to 64 gigabytes of memory. This utility provides users the options of running sophisticated test patterns to detect hard to find memory errors, which are not detected by other test software. "

February 2007
Virtual-Hideout.com
Kingston 2x1GB PC2-9200 & PC2-9600 DDR2 Memory Review
"RAM STRESS TEST"

"The RST Pro 2 is a unique PCI based product that will heavily test the deep down dirty secrets of your memory modules and reveal even the most miniscule defect. For all the specifications, check their site here. "

"Using a product like the RST Pro 2 is much better than simply running a couple quick benchmarks and thinking it's all good to go. This hardware will seriously test your memory like nothing else on the market. It's also used my many memory manufacturers to test their memory before it leaves the factory. "

March 2006
HardwareSecrets.com
Super Talent Factory Tour in San Jose, CA USA
"RAM STRESS TEST"

"After the module is assembled, each module is removed from the panel and the module SPD chip is programmed and an automated quick test is performed. After that, the module goes thru a more extended test, where it is installed on a real motherboard and test."

See images for several RSTPRO test stations.

March 2006
TomsHardware.com
CEBIT GERMANY 2006
"R.S.T. PRO EXPRESSCARD"

""Es handelt sich hierbei um die erste RAM-Diagnosekarte im Express-Karten-Format(The first RAM diagnostics in the express card format.) "

January 2006
Corsair.com
AN601: Heatspreader Performance
"RAM STRESS TEST"

""All our tests used the RST Pro card “Stress Test” to heavily exercise the memory. The tests were run in one of our qualification ovens at exactly 68 degrees F ambient temperature. Our standard stability test includes 3 iterations of the RST Pro2 “Burn in” option, with Stuck, Weave, Jump, Primes, Parity, Pseudo Random, ATS, and Crosstalk turned on. A passing result was considered to be three consecutive iterations of the stress test with zero errors."

September 2005
HardwareSecrets.com
Corsair's New Factory Tour in San Jose, CA USA
"RAM STRESS TEST"

"Corsair uses RSTPro 2 board from Ultra-X to test their memories. This board built-in software starts testing the memory automatically when you turn on the system, so the systems don’t need a hard disk drive to work.

See images for several RSTPRO test stations.

April 2005
TomsHardware.com
Corsair's New Factory Tour in San Jose, CA USA
"P.H.D. MiniPCI"

"On paper, P.H.D. MiniPCI could serve the needs of any organization that could benefit from a more efficient way to diagnose laptop hardware glitches. In these times of diminishing margins and constantly rising cost pressures, notebook manufacture service departments, for example, must make optimal use of working time. The first professional hardware diagnostic card, the P.H.D MiniPCI from Ultra-X, is a solid first effort towards achieving this critical goal.

As we experienced firsthand in our tests, this card makes troubleshooting hardware failures and defects on portable devices easier than ever: just plug it into a free mini PCI slot , turn on your notebook and sit back and let it do its job. Since the card functions as a boot device, you don't even need a hard drive with an operating system . The card also performs well as a burn-in and memory stress tester."

Spring 2005
Maximum PC Magazine
TRAUMA KIT 2005
"RAM STRESS TEST"

"P.H.D. PCI 2 can sure save you a lot of time. The new version plugs into both 3.3 volt and 5 volt PCI slots and lets you boot directly to the card so you can run 150 motherboard diagnostics including tests for the DMA controller, interrupt controller, memory and CPU. The P.H.D. PCI 2 can also test most of the peripherals hooked up to the PC. It can even boot a system without system RAM. "

"A number of problems we run into are the result of cheap RAM, which is seemingly defenseless against static shock, dust, and hard looks. And if you think the RAM "test" your motherboard performs when you boot the machine is enough to catch all the errors, think again. The R.S.T. Pro2 slips into a PCI slot and works the RAM over like Rosie O'Donnell at an all-you-can-eat buffet. It's superior to a stand-alone RAM tester because the RST Pro2 tests the RAM in it's natural habitat- the motherboard. You can also use the R.S.T. Pro2 to test the integrity of the BIOS's memory timings."

March 2005
Overclockers.com
"QuickTech Personal"

"QuickTech Personal exercises components on the system that typically are not included by running something like Prime95 or video tests routines. Yes, there are freeware test utilities around, such as Prime95, but for the level of detail and depth of testing outside of the OS, UXD's Quick Tech Personal is hard to beat."

March 2005
Overclockers.com
"QuickTech PRO"

"Incredibly versatile software tool for serious PC hardware trouble shooting and burn-in. UXD's Quick Tech Pro is about the most comprehensive software system testing tool I've used. I can burn in and certify a total system or debug the smallest part; the ability to test CD ROMs and DVDs is very handy, allowing me to quickly weed out junk drives. "

February 2005
Overclockers.com
"P.H.D. PCI 2"

"UXD's P.H.D.PCI2 is a serious tool for the hardware tech - it tests and easily reads out a level of detail that is almost mind-boggling. I'm sure that if you were determined, you could cobble together a bunch of software programs that would deliver perhaps as much detail, but I don't think they would work independent of an OS. If you're in the business of assembling systems, using this card to certify a system's operability is not a bad way to go; having done that for a while, I think it's a strong Burn-in and marketing tool for a system builder. Overall, UXD's P.H.D.PCI2 is worth a serious look. "

December 2004
Overclockers.com
"WinStress Test"

Overall, Ultra-X's WinStress test suite is a very complete package to burn-in, identify problems and test Windows PCs for stability. For setting up and running mission critical systems, WinStress is a great test package. For system builders, WinStress is a handy tool to burn in and certify performance. For those of us who are called upon by friends to help them with their PC problems, this product can save a lot of time."

November 2004
Maximum PC Magazine
"Trauma Kit 2004"

"P.H.D. PCI 2 can sure save you a lot of time. The new version plugs into both 3.3 volt and 5 volt PCI slots and lets you boot directly to the card so you can run 150 motherboard diagnostics including tests for the DMA controller, interrupt controller, memory and CPU. The P.H.D. PCI 2 can also test most of the peripherals hooked up to the PC. It can even boot a system without system RAM. "

"A number of problems we run into are the result of cheap RAM, which is seemingly defenseless against static shock, dust, and hard looks. And if you think the RAM "test" your motherboard performs when you boot the machine is enough to catch all the errors, think again. The R.S.T. Pro2 slips into a PCI slot and works the RAM over like Rosie O'Donnell at an all-you-can-eat buffet. It's superior to a stand-alone RAM tester because the RST Pro2 tests the RAM in it's natural habitat- the motherboard. You can also use the R.S.T. Pro2 to test the integrity of the BIOS's memory timings."

July 2004
Maximum PC Magazine
"The Ultimate Troubleshooting Guide"

"Even better than Memtest 86 is Ultra-X's RAM Stress Test Pro2, which is a self-booting diagnostic plug-in card. This card uses a comprehensive set of test patterns to assess your memory, and we've found that it finds bad pieces of RAM that other testers miss. "

March 2004
Maximum PC Magazine
"RAM: All Questions Answered"

"The best way to test memory, however, is with a hardware tester. We like the RST Pro2 card made by Ultra-X. It plugs into a PCI slot, tests virtually every type of memory while installed in the computer, and works with the latest processors and chipsets. "

January 2004
PC Upgrade Magazine
"The Complete Guide to Troubleshooting your PC"

"PHD PCI contains everything but the kitchen sink, although we're sure it would be in there if we looked hard enough."

"QuickTech Pro is the ideal all-purpose hardware burn-in/diagnostic utility, while QuickTech Personal will help rule out hardware problems before moving on and tackling possible software problems."

November 2003
Maximum PC Magazine
"Memory Meltdown Challenge"

"To torture the memory good and proper, we used the Ultra-X RSTPro2 PCI RAM Tester "

October 2003
Maximum PC Magazine
"Ultimate PC Toolkit"

"..No ordinary POST card. It's a full diagnostic card capable of booting some dead motherboards, and running a full suite of medical tests on everything form CDROM-drives to RAM Sticks to CPUs. "

February 2002
Maximum PC Magazine
Double Feature- "Heal your PC!" & Emergency 51 "

"This one could serve as a model for ALL PC Diagnostic tools-Fast, small, OS-independant, easy to run, and quick to provide detailed and useful output. " Robert Luhn on Quicktech

"All in all, Quicktech is Deep, complete, and accurate. its one of the few diagnostic tools in this roundupto properly identify Level 1 cache size, keyboard controller, videocard and motherbaord makers, modo BIO version, CPU socket type, a ton of details about the CPU(even voltage), what UltraDMA and PIO modea your drive supports, and other types of far more specialized information"