System requirements |

Operating System: Windows XP SP3 and later, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, 2003 Server, 2008 Server, 2008 R2 Server, 2012 Server, 2012 R2 Server (*). CPU: CPU support (e.g. SSE2) is required in order to run the CPU tests for those specific instructions (e.g. SSE2). GPU: DirectX 9.0c or above software for 3D graphics, video and webcam tests (plus working DirectX drivers for your video card) DirectX 11 support is required for the GPGPU tests with DirectCompute compatible GPU. RAM: 256MB. Disk space: 40MB of free hard disk space (plus free space for the Disk test). Operating System compatibility notes:
1. | BurnInTest must be run with administrator privileges. It requires elevated administrator privileges in Vista (and later).
2. | RAM test: The standard and Torture tests are available on all operating systems. The Address Windowing Extensions test mode is only available under operating systems where you can lock memory pages into memory, such as Windows XP Professional.
3. | Optical drive test: The CD and DVD burn tests require Windows Vista (and later), IMAPI v2 patched XP or IMAPI v2 patched 2003 Server.
4. | The Bluetooth test is available on Windows workstations XP SP3 and later, Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
5. | The GPGPU test requires Windows Vista or later.
6. | Windows XP SP2 and earlier are not supported by BurnInTest V8.0. Use BurnInTest V6.0 for compatibility with Windows 2000 & XP SP2 (and earlier). Use BurnInTest V5.2 for compatibility with Windows 98 & ME.
7. | To monitor and report WHEA errors (like corrected ECC memory errors), Windows 7/ Windows 2008 R2 or later is required. Also the system must support WHEA logging of hardware events in the CPER (Common Platform Error Reports) format.
Other A printer to run the printer test, setup as the default printer in Windows. A CD ROM + 1 Music CD or Data CD to run the CD test. A CD-RW to run the CD burn test. A DVD-RW or DVD+RW to run the DVD burn test. A network connection and the TCP/IP networking software installed for the Network Tests Pro version only: A serial port loop back plug for the serial port test. A parallel port loop back plug for the parallel port test. A USB port loop back plug for the USB port test. A webcam is required for the webcam test. A battery is required for the battery test. A microphone is required for the microphone test. PassMark MonitorTest V3.1 1000 (or higher) for Plugin touch screen testing. PassMark KeyboardTest V2.2 1011 (or higher) for Plugin Keyboard testing. For more information please see the Test descriptions.