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Hi, does anyone know of a good test for computers to find out what is wrong with them. i am an IT technician and it can take time to identify a problem and have seen some software on the web that can do this but don't know which would be ...


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Old 1st Jul 2008, 03:47
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Hi, does anyone know of a good test for computers to find out what is wrong with them. i am an IT technician and it can take time to identify a problem and have seen some software on the web that can do this but don't know which would be good or not. There is one called Micro2000, has anyone used it.

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A good test is doing a OS install.
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Yes, that can be good to tell you if there is a problem. I'd like to identify exactly what the problem is and replacing the part. For me an OS install doesn't tell you if you have a serious or even an intermittant problem and where that problem lies. Normally it will say hard disk failure, but for anything else you have to work it out yourself.

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Yes, that can be good to tell you if there is a problem. I'd like to identify exactly what the problem is and replacing the part. For me an OS install doesn't tell you if you have a serious or even an intermittant problem and where that problem lies. Normally it will say hard disk failure, but for anything else you have to work it out yourself.

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More often then not you'll get a bsod with technical information so an OS install will let you know where the problem lies.
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It's not as if hardware failure all means one thing. With PSU, you'll often get lights but no power-up, even with shorted pins, with GPU you'll get full power up with no display..the only real troublemaker is the motherboard.
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i have seen on ebay theres pci cards u put in your motherboard and it has a lcd screen and when it detects a problem it gives you a number.then you look up that number with the book you get with it and that will tell you were the problem is.. i randomly see this product but abit weary if there eney good eneyone on here using one ? if they are the real deal then that would be perfect for
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