Patent ID: 8373422

Claim:
A hard disk drive, comprising: an interface configured to receive, at the hard disk drive, test configuration data from a host, the test configuration data to configure each of a plurality of integrated system test (IST) modules located on the hard disk drive, wherein each of the plurality of IST modules is integrated with a respective one of components of the hard disk drive, and the components of the hard disk drive include at least two or more of a processor, a controller, a memory module, a power circuit, a spindle driver, a read/write channel, and a preamplifier of the hard disk drive; and a plurality of solder joint testing modules, wherein each of the plurality of solder joint testing modules is integrated with a respective one of the plurality of IST modules, and wherein each of the plurality of solder joint testing modules is configured to, based on the test configuration data, apply a pulse having a predetermined amplitude and width to a solder joint associated with the respective one of the plurality of IST modules, monitor a resultant waveform that is generated in response to the pulse, and determine an integrity of the solder joint in response to the resultant waveform.