[mdlug] Hardware diagnostic SW

[David Lane]

I have worked with Hardwhare software before and it will test all the elements of the system. 

It communicates directly to the componute and tells you if that module or IC works properly.  I had a copy on a floppy disk years ago when I worked for Motgomery wards A customer had problems I went to their house and ran diag. an found that the Serial port was bad. We swapped out the computer and I had happy customers, But history shows that That did not save the retailer.

David 




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From: Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 4:42:04 PM
Subject: Re: [mdlug] Hardware diagnostic SW

David Lane wrote:
> The CD-Rom might have problems.

What does your CD-ROM have to do with not bringing up your GUI?

> I can test that on another system as well as the hard drive


Unless there's some vital piece of information which you withheld
in the original post, you're just trying to avoid facing the obvious.

Your CPU has suffered heat damage.

If it was some other fan that failed, I would recommend
looking elsewhere...but in this case, you actually have
a very EASY problem -- there's only ONE component that
can be damaged from CPU fan failure... the CPU!

Look at it this way, you can probably put in far a BETTER CPU
than what was installed, for a heck of a lot less money
than what you spent on this one.  Your only difficulty
will be finding one that fits in the same socket on your
motherboard.

I would suggest Neva Computer, the little computer store,
next to Microcenter (if you're in the Microcenter's parking
lot, in front of the main entrance, look right, and you
will see a sign that says, "Computer".  Go there.  They'll
be able to help you find a replacement for an old CPU.


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> 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 
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>> From: Aaron Kulkis <akulkis00 at gmail.com>
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>> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:57:29 AM
>> Subject: Re: [mdlug] Hardware diagnostic SW
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>> 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.
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