[mdlug] Hardware diagnostic SW

[Aaron Kulkis]

David Lane wrote:
> I just dont want to throw parts at the wrong problem.
> 

Your CPU fan went on the fritz...and the system starts
misbehaving.

Um... what other parts do you think could have been fried
from a dead CPU fan?

> David C. Lane 
> ________________________________
> From: Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00 at gmail.com>
> To: MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:57:29 AM
> Subject: Re: [mdlug] Hardware diagnostic SW
> 
> David Lane wrote:
>> It started with that Intel CPU fan.  My system shut down a few times due to heat. I went and got a strapable CPU, But the damage was already done. some of the system settings were threashed and in stead of going in to the desktop there would be a graphic back ground and a text window would start and a text window would open.  Then I would have to type "startkde" at the promt then I would get a desktop.  
>>
>> I tryed to repair and upgrade but I always got an error, even when I tryed to load windows, so in the end nothing would install on that system. 
>>
> 
> 
> Your CPU doesn't need diagnosis.. it's burned up and needs REPLACEMENT.
> 
> Do you think you're going to invoke some magic command to
> make it avoid the Op Code(s) that don't work properly any
> more due to overheated logic gates that no longer function?
> 
> Sorry for being sarcastic..... you just told us, your CPU is fried.