Diagnostic software for Refurbished Macbook

[prizm]

So I pulled the trigger on a refurbished Macbook and I'm now watching it make its way through the mail to my awaiting hands. Very exciting.

Since this is a refurbished unit can anyone recommend some programs for really kicking the Macbook's tires and checking under the hood, so to speak.

Things like dead pixel checkers, stress tests for RAM, any anything that would be beneficial to check as soon as I get it. Unlikely, but if there are any problems I want to catch them early.

thx

 

[Schtumple]

Well you'll notice a dead pixel

Run the Apple Hardware Test for the RAM, (You need to perform an extended test to test RAM) but bare in mind it takes hours to do...

 

[prizm]

Well... due to lack of replies I found some on my own that might be of interest. A whole host of diagnostic software.

http://www.eskimo.com/~pristine/diag.html

As far a pixel checker. This one seems to do the trick

http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/11661

Cheers.

 

[chrislaw]

very cool... thanks!

I'm in the same boat... i bought a used one that should be here tomorrow.. thanks for sites.

Cheers!

 

[PowerBookRelic]

Good sites! That second one makes looking for pixels easy...

 

[pellets007]

I found that dead pixels and debris under the screen are easily found when loading OS X; on the gray screen.