Computer Diagnostics

[Bob Villa]

How useful (in your experience) is a PCI diagnostic card (post card)?
I know the cheap PSU testers are a waste because I've seen them deem a
bad one "Ok".
TIA

 

[Jamie]

Bob Villa wrote:

How useful (in your experience) is a PCI diagnostic card (post card)?
I know the cheap PSU testers are a waste because I've seen them deem a
bad one "Ok".
TIA
In my opinion, not worth it. The Technology changes so fast inside that

it'd be out of date by the time it arrives at your door..

I find that if you suspect a bad port or card, it's cheaper to carry
spare cards and MB's

Jamie

 

[David Eather]

On 20/03/2011 10:14 PM, Bob Villa wrote:

How useful (in your experience) is a PCI diagnostic card (post card)?
I know the cheap PSU testers are a waste because I've seen them deem a
bad one "Ok".
TIA

Not.

Just about all repair for a PC is board replacement and you really don't
care to diagnose more closely. (no parts available, specialised repair
equipment required for mass produced board made with very little profit
margin)

 

[krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz]

On Sun, 20 Mar 2011 05:14:25 -0700 (PDT), Bob Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com>
wrote:

How useful (in your experience) is a PCI diagnostic card (post card)?
I know the cheap PSU testers are a waste because I've seen them deem a
bad one "Ok".

These only report POST progress. They're great for debugging boards and BIOS;
next to useless for a user or repair schlub. How often do you do
component-level debug or write BIOS?

To put it another way, if it told you there was an error, what would you do.
If your answer is "replace the board", you're wasting your money. More
precisely, if the board is dead, POST may give you a clue where in the POST
process it died. What would you do with that information?

 

[Shaun]

"Bob Villa" <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> wrote in message
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How useful (in your experience) is a PCI diagnostic card (post card)?
I know the cheap PSU testers are a waste because I've seen them deem a
bad one "Ok".
TIA

If you do buy a POST card, don't buy it from Micro 2000, There diagnostic
program is full of bugs and doesn't always work, there post card is poorly
documented; it's a waste of money.

Shaun

 

[tuinkabouter]

Op 3/21/2011 1:28 AM, Shaun schreef:

"Bob Villa"<pheeh.zero@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:0414f74c-0732-4082-ac58-5a0d314816a0@y31g2000vbp.googlegroups.com...
How useful (in your experience) is a PCI diagnostic card (post card)?
I know the cheap PSU testers are a waste because I've seen them deem a
bad one "Ok".
TIA


If you do buy a POST card, don't buy it from Micro 2000, There diagnostic
program is full of bugs and doesn't always work, there post card is poorly
documented; it's a waste of money.

Post codes are documented by the mother board maker. POST card makers
don't have influence on that.
POST codes are simpel hexcodes send to port 80. Nothing fancy.

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pim.