HP 8000 Quality Testing on HP Business PCs - Page 6

System Integration Testing This testing focuses on the system compatibility and integration test on overall quality of the hardware and software module components assembled into a complete desktop solution. Testing is conducted across a wide variety of configurations.  Image Integration Test helps verify:  integration of pre-installed operating systems and software in all supported languages (currently 9 operating systems, 51 regions and 35 languages).  operation of the system after using the HPRM (HP Recovery Manager) solutions provided with our platforms  System Compatibility Test helps verify:  hardware and software compatibility of supported modules on new products. (combinations of interdependent modules)  functionality of integrated system hardware and its compatibility with alternate operating systems (Linux, Novell, etc. if supported)  system hardware and pre-installed software compatibility with 3rd party hardware and software products using primary and alternate operating systems. (over 500 3rd-party products)  compatibility of the systems with commonly used accessibility products  physical form and fit of standard and aftermarket modules on new products  interoperability of HP Business Desktop PCs with other HP products  compatibility by participating in variety of "plugfests" sponsored by HP and other component vendors  Localization Test  represents interests of geographic areas around the world to the development team  execute localization test plans to check for o accurate translations o appropriate language o correct user interface  functionally tests translated versions of products  Module Integration Test  provides acceptance testing to help ensure selection of high quality options  verifies the functionality of supported peripherals and applications in a wide variety of combinations of modules and platforms Performance Testing HP runs a number of popular, industry-standard and press-review benchmark tests to measure the overall performance of new Business Desktop PCs. These tests target unique sub-systems as well as full systems. Benchmarks are used to monitor the performance impact of design and configuration changes. Representative system configurations are tested through several design phases up to the production level. HP follows each benchmark's guidelines for preparing/configuring the operating system and other configuration settings prior to testing. Through these benchmark measurements, we can determine how well the system's performance in each design phase meets our product goals. As benchmark updates are released, HP quickly transitions to using the latest versions. Archives for previous test versions and the associated results are maintained for desktop products. 6