diff --git a/audit/internal/webui/api_sat_runall.go b/audit/internal/webui/api_sat_runall.go
index 871e9e0..21ce3c9 100644
--- a/audit/internal/webui/api_sat_runall.go
+++ b/audit/internal/webui/api_sat_runall.go
@@ -103,18 +103,21 @@ func (h *handler) planSATRunAll(ctx context.Context, req satRunAllRequest) ([]sa
 		satRunAllSpec{target: "storage", params: taskParams{StressMode: req.StressMode}},
 	)
 
-	if h.opts.App.TPMPresent() {
-		specs = append(specs, satRunAllSpec{target: "tpm", params: taskParams{}})
-	} else {
-		skip("TPM: no TPM device on this host; check skipped")
+	if !req.StressMode {
+		if h.opts.App.TPMPresent() {
+			specs = append(specs, satRunAllSpec{target: "tpm", params: taskParams{}})
+		} else {
+			skip("TPM: no TPM device on this host; check skipped")
+		}
 	}
 
 	gp := h.opts.App.DetectGPUPresence()
 
 	if gp.Nvidia || gp.NvidiaInitializing {
-		// nvidia-config only collects inventory and NVLink state; safe to run
-		// even while the compute stack is still coming up.
-		specs = append(specs, satRunAllSpec{target: "nvidia-config", params: taskParams{}})
+		// nvidia-config is a read-only Check task, not a load test.
+		if !req.StressMode {
+			specs = append(specs, satRunAllSpec{target: "nvidia-config", params: taskParams{}})
+		}
 
 		health, gpus, ready := h.waitForNvidiaReady(ctx)
 		switch {
@@ -138,10 +141,12 @@ func (h *handler) planSATRunAll(ctx context.Context, req satRunAllRequest) ([]sa
 			if !health.CUDAReady {
 				notes = append(notes, "NVIDIA: CUDA runtime not confirmed ready; GPU tests queued anyway")
 			}
-			gpuTargets := []string{"nvidia", "nvidia-interconnect", "nvidia-bandwidth"}
+			gpuTargets := []string{"nvidia", "nvidia-bandwidth"}
 			if req.StressMode {
 				// Stress tier adds the targeted dcgmi diag load tests.
 				gpuTargets = append(gpuTargets, "nvidia-targeted-stress", "nvidia-targeted-power", "nvidia-pulse")
+			} else {
+				gpuTargets = append(gpuTargets, "nvidia-interconnect")
 			}
 			for _, target := range gpuTargets {
 				specs = append(specs, satRunAllSpec{
@@ -152,7 +157,7 @@ func (h *handler) planSATRunAll(ctx context.Context, req satRunAllRequest) ([]sa
 		}
 	}
 
-	if gp.AMD {
+	if gp.AMD && !req.StressMode {
 		for _, target := range req.AMDTargets {
 			switch target {
 			case "amd", "amd-mem", "amd-bandwidth":
diff --git a/audit/internal/webui/api_sat_runall_test.go b/audit/internal/webui/api_sat_runall_test.go
index 2fc0136..8fcdd2b 100644
--- a/audit/internal/webui/api_sat_runall_test.go
+++ b/audit/internal/webui/api_sat_runall_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package webui
 import (
 	"context"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -88,3 +89,21 @@ func TestPlanSATRunAllNoAcceleratorNoTPM(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected a note about TPM being skipped")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPlanSATRunAllLoadOmitsReadOnlyTPMCheck(t *testing.T) {
+	h := &handler{opts: HandlerOptions{App: app.New(&platform.System{})}}
+	specs, notes := h.planSATRunAll(context.Background(), satRunAllRequest{StressMode: true})
+
+	var targets []string
+	for _, s := range specs {
+		targets = append(targets, s.target)
+	}
+	if want := []string{"cpu", "memory", "storage"}; !reflect.DeepEqual(targets, want) {
+		t.Fatalf("targets=%v want %v", targets, want)
+	}
+	for _, note := range notes {
+		if strings.Contains(note, "TPM") {
+			t.Fatalf("load plan must not inspect or report TPM: notes=%v", notes)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/audit/internal/webui/page_validate.go b/audit/internal/webui/page_validate.go
index 80afa65..dd7f5f3 100644
--- a/audit/internal/webui/page_validate.go
+++ b/audit/internal/webui/page_validate.go
@@ -149,12 +149,12 @@ func renderValidateMode(opts HandlerOptions, stressDefault bool) string {
 			`<code>lsblk</code>; NVMe: <code>nvme id-ctrl</code>, <code>nvme smart-log</code>, <code>nvme device-self-test -s 1</code>; SATA/SAS: <code>smartctl -H -A</code>, <code>smartctl -t short</code>`,
 			`~2 min per device (NVMe short self-test; SATA/SAS short self-test — duration device-dependent).`,
 		)) +
-		renderSATCard("tpm", "TPM", "runSAT('tpm')", "", renderValidateCardBody(
+		renderCheckOnlySATCard(stressDefault, renderSATCard("tpm", "TPM", "runSAT('tpm')", "", renderValidateCardBody(
 			inv.TPM,
 			`Checks TPM 2.0 communication and reports its fixed properties, allocated PCR banks, current PCR values, and the result of self-tests already performed by the TPM. It does not start a new self-test or change TPM state.`,
 			`<code>tpm2_getcap properties-fixed</code>, <code>tpm2_getcap pcrs</code>, <code>tpm2_pcrread</code>, <code>tpm2_gettestresult</code>`,
 			`Seconds - read-only queries; no ownership, NV, PCR, or key changes.`,
-		)) +
+		))) +
 		`</div>
 <div style="height:1px;background:var(--border);margin:16px 0"></div>
 <div class="card" style="margin-bottom:16px">
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ func renderValidateMode(opts HandlerOptions, stressDefault bool) string {
 			validateFmtDur(platform.SATEstimatedNvidiaGPUStressSec)),
 	)) +
 		stressOnlyCards +
-		renderSATCard("nvidia-interconnect", "NVIDIA Interconnect (NCCL)", "runNvidiaFabricValidate('nvidia-interconnect')", "", renderValidateCardBody(
+		renderCheckOnlySATCard(stressDefault, renderSATCard("nvidia-interconnect", "NVIDIA Interconnect (NCCL)", "runNvidiaFabricValidate('nvidia-interconnect')", "", renderValidateCardBody(
 			inv.NVIDIA,
 			`Verifies NVLink/NVSwitch fabric bandwidth using NCCL all_reduce_perf across all selected GPUs. Pass/fail based on achieved bandwidth vs. theoretical.`,
 			`<code>all_reduce_perf</code> (NCCL tests)`,
 			validateFmtDur(platform.SATEstimatedNvidiaInterconnectSec)+` (all GPUs simultaneously, requires ≥2).`,
-		)) +
+		))) +
 		renderSATCard("nvidia-bandwidth", "NVIDIA Bandwidth + PCIe Link", "runNvidiaFabricValidate('nvidia-bandwidth')", "", renderValidateCardBody(
 			inv.NVIDIA,
 			`Validates GPU memory copy and peer-to-peer bandwidth paths, then samples each GPU's negotiated PCIe speed and width immediately after real traffic. Idle or forced-retrain Gen1 readings do not fail the test.`,
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ func renderValidateMode(opts HandlerOptions, stressDefault bool) string {
 		)) +
 		`</div>
 <div class="grid3" style="margin-top:16px">
-` + renderSATCard("amd", "AMD GPU", "runAMDValidateSet()", "", renderValidateCardBody(
+` + renderCheckOnlySATCard(stressDefault, renderSATCard("amd", "AMD GPU", "runAMDValidateSet()", "", renderValidateCardBody(
 		inv.AMD,
 		`Runs the selected AMD checks only. GPU Validate collects inventory; MEM Integrity uses the RVS MEM module; MEM Bandwidth uses rocm-bandwidth-test and the RVS BABEL module.`,
 		`GPU Validate: <code>rocm-smi</code>, <code>dmidecode</code>; MEM Integrity: <code>rvs mem</code>; MEM Bandwidth: <code>rocm-bandwidth-test</code>, <code>rvs babel</code>`,
 		`<div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:4px"><label class="cb-row"><input type="checkbox" id="sat-amd-target" checked><span>GPU Validate</span></label><label class="cb-row"><input type="checkbox" id="sat-amd-mem-target" checked><span>MEM Integrity</span></label><label class="cb-row"><input type="checkbox" id="sat-amd-bandwidth-target" checked><span>MEM Bandwidth</span></label></div>`,
-	)) +
+	))) +
 		`</div>
 <div id="sat-output" style="display:none;margin-top:16px" class="card">
   <div class="card-head">Test Output <span id="sat-title"></span></div>
@@ -620,6 +620,13 @@ func validateIsVendorGPU(dev schema.HardwarePCIeDevice, vendor string) bool {
 	}
 }
 
+func renderCheckOnlySATCard(stressMode bool, card string) string {
+	if stressMode {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return card
+}
+
 // renderCheck renders the non-destructive Check page (step 2).
 // Shows validate-mode tests only: CPU, Memory, Storage, NVIDIA L2, NCCL, NVBandwidth, AMD.
 // Stress-mode tests (targeted-stress, targeted-power, pulse) are on the Load page.
diff --git a/audit/internal/webui/page_validate_test.go b/audit/internal/webui/page_validate_test.go
index 53d7c2e..43924b8 100644
--- a/audit/internal/webui/page_validate_test.go
+++ b/audit/internal/webui/page_validate_test.go
@@ -46,3 +46,32 @@ func TestRenderCheckIncludesReadOnlyTPMValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("check page must not offer tpm2_selftest")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRenderLoadOmitsExactCheckDuplicates(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	page := renderValidateMode(HandlerOptions{}, true)
+	for _, duplicateID := range []string{
+		`id="sat-btn-tpm"`,
+		`id="sat-btn-nvidia-interconnect"`,
+		`id="sat-btn-amd"`,
+	} {
+		if strings.Contains(page, duplicateID) {
+			t.Fatalf("load page contains Check-only card %q", duplicateID)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, loadID := range []string{
+		`id="sat-btn-cpu"`,
+		`id="sat-btn-memory"`,
+		`id="sat-btn-storage"`,
+		`id="sat-btn-nvidia"`,
+		`id="sat-btn-nvidia-bandwidth"`,
+		`id="sat-btn-nvidia-targeted-stress"`,
+		`id="sat-btn-nvidia-targeted-power"`,
+		`id="sat-btn-nvidia-pulse"`,
+	} {
+		if !strings.Contains(page, loadID) {
+			t.Fatalf("load page is missing load-specific card %q", loadID)
+		}
+	}
+}