Reliable ways to detect/pinpoint hardware problems, motherboard in particular

stilz · November 28th, 2005

Hello guys,
What are some reliable ways to detect/pinpoint hardware problems? I've recently purchased a used motherboard off eBay that is used with the rest of my system detailed in sig. There have been sporadic but continual occurence of BSODs. I've been swapping things in and out but I'm pretty sure it is the mobo at this point. Are there any sort of diagnostic programs I can run for the mobos and video cards like memtest86 for RAMs? Perhaps something in the Linux world? Thank you.

KillerShots · November 29th, 2005

Hmm... Nothing that will pinpoint which is having the problem, just stuff to say that there is a problem (which you already know). Best I can say is swap hardware back and forth with your sig (which I assume had no similar problems), then run something really intense for however long it takes for you to be satisfied that there is or is not a problem with the current hardware.

Mad · November 29th, 2005

If u cant, test everything on other MOBO, if its fine, then its the mobo.
At least is how i do here....

November 28th, 2005	#1 (permalink)
stilz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ngemu? Posts: 606	Reliable ways to detect hardware problems, motherboard in particular Hello guys, What are some reliable ways to detect/pinpoint hardware problems? I've recently purchased a used motherboard off eBay that is used with the rest of my system detailed in sig. There have been sporadic but continual occurence of BSODs. I've been swapping things in and out but I'm pretty sure it is the mobo at this point. Are there any sort of diagnostic programs I can run for the mobos and video cards like memtest86 for RAMs? Perhaps something in the Linux world? Thank you. __________________ To all emulator authors and contributors: without your hard work, we'd be without many hours of enjoyment and unable to relive fond memories of childhood. Thank you. Last edited by stilz; November 28th, 2005 at 18:19.

November 29th, 2005	#2 (permalink)
KillerShots War Games coder Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,917	Hmm... Nothing that will pinpoint which is having the problem, just stuff to say that there is a problem (which you already know). Best I can say is swap hardware back and forth with your sig (which I assume had no similar problems), then run something really intense for however long it takes for you to be satisfied that there is or is not a problem with the current hardware. __________________ Primary CPU: Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Mobo: Biostar N4SLI-A9 RAM: 2G Crucial (DDR400) Video: eVGA GeForce 7900 GTX (512M) Audio: HDA X-Mystique HD(s): Maxtor 300G SATA2, Samsung 400G SATA2 OS(s): WinXP x64 Pro, Vista x32 Ultimate, Gentoo x64 Monitor(s): Primary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Secondary - 19" Flat Panel (1280x1024) Tertiary - Zenith 42" Plasma TV (1024x768 res) Many other machines... sig too short

November 29th, 2005	#3 (permalink)
Mad AKA snkmad Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Brazil, Fortaleza-Ceará Posts: 2,912	If u cant, test everything on other MOBO, if its fine, then its the mobo. At least is how i do here.... __________________ [WinXP SP3] [Gigabyte GA-M61PM-S2] [Athlon64 X2 3800+ @2.00Ghz] [XFX Geforce 8600GT XxX 256MB DDR3] [17" SyncMaster 753v] [Samsung SATA II HD080HJ 80GB] [Samsung SATA II HD250HJ 250GB] [Kingston 2x1GB DDR2 6400@800MHz CL6] [Samsung CDDVDW SH-S203B] [NVIDIA nForce Networking] [Realtek ALC883 @ nVIDIA MCP61]

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