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talk:howtos:hardware:hardware_diagnostics [2012/10/09 17:39 (UTC)] – Added signature and comment. tobisgdtalk:howtos:hardware:hardware_diagnostics [2014/01/21 17:53 (UTC)] (current) – [Technical Jargon] metaschima
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 Usually only OEM boards, like the one from Dell or HP, lack these options. On mainboards that the end-user can buy they are sometimes hidden in the over-clocking menus. But you are right, most of the time a BIOS update will fix such problems. Usually only OEM boards, like the one from Dell or HP, lack these options. On mainboards that the end-user can buy they are sometimes hidden in the over-clocking menus. But you are right, most of the time a BIOS update will fix such problems.
 + --- //[[wiki:user:tobisgd|Tobias Eichmann]] 2012/10/09 10:32//
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 +My PSU has failed and I have added more info to these sections.
 + --- //[[wiki:user:htexmexh|Johaan Strojandogg]] 2012/11/22 07:10//
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 +My mobo may have failed, and if I can confirm it, I will add random symptoms + memtest passes = mobo failure.
 + --- //[[wiki:user:htexmexh|Johaan Strojandogg]] 2013/01/16 09:45//
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 +==== Technical Jargon ====
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 +I suggest we remove some "technical jargon" or otherwise colloquial terms such as "mobo". Why not use motherboard instead?  --- //[[wiki:user:gerardo.zamudio|Gerardo Zamudio]] 2013/01/22 08:39//
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 +> Agreed. Eric  --- //[[wiki:user:alienbob|Eric Hameleers]] 2013/01/22 13:12//
 +>> Replaced all instances of 'mobo' with 'motherboard' and linked SysRq REISUB for clarity.  --- //[[wiki:user:gerardo.zamudio|Gerardo Zamudio]] 2013/01/23 11:02//
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 +Sorry about the jargon, I just tend to use it without realizing it. I removed two things I added to the motherboard section, because I cannot confirm that my motherboard is dead, so it was not reliable information.
 + --- //[[wiki:user:htexmexh|Johaan Strojandogg]] 2013/01/25 02:41//
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 +I have updated a few things and made a few corrections.
 + --- //[[wiki:user:htexmexh|Johaan Strojandogg]] 2013/05/07 06:21//
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 +I removed some possibly incorrect symptoms of PSU failure. I added capacitor high-pitched squealing/screeching as a good predictor of hardware failure and of which component is the cause.
 + --- //[[wiki:user:htexmexh|Johaan Strojandogg]] 2013/09/06 03:32//
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 +I would like to add info about how to reset the CMOS settings in case you have trouble booting a system. Typically instead of booting there is just a black screen without boot codes. See: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=5087708#post5087708 I will add it in a day or two if there is no response.
 + --- //[[wiki:user:metaschima|Meta Schima]] 2013/12/27 11:32//
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 +I will be adding a section on mouse problems and potential fixes. See: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?p=5093589
 + --- //[[wiki:user:metaschima|Meta Schima]] 2014/01/09 11:49//
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 +I will be adding a section for power button failure as being separate from PSU failure. See: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-hardware-18/instability-intel-i5-750-linked-to-cpu-clock-drive-voltage-4175490587/page2.html
 + --- //[[wiki:user:metaschima|Meta Schima]] 2014/01/21 09:53//

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