Hardware diagnostics

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Hello,

Can anyone recommend a hardware diagnostics package for PCs?
This would include testing RAM, hard drives etc.
I have seen a few commercial packages in the $300 to $500
range but something simpler and cheaper would be nice.
Any suggestions (or recommendations for the commercial
packages)?

Thanks
Marius Matioc

 

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>-----Original Message-----
>Hello,
>
>Can anyone recommend a hardware diagnostics package for
PCs?
>This would include testing RAM, hard drives etc.
>I have seen a few commercial packages in the $300 to $500
>range but something simpler and cheaper would be nice.
>Any suggestions (or recommendations for the commercial
>packages)?
>
>Thanks
>Marius Matioc
>
>
>.
>

 

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> http://www.passmark.com/
>

Thanks, this looks good.

 

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"Marius Matioc" <pentalogix@pentalogix.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> Can anyone recommend a hardware diagnostics package for PCs?
> This would include testing RAM, hard drives etc.
> I have seen a few commercial packages in the $300 to $500
> range but something simpler and cheaper would be nice.
> Any suggestions (or recommendations for the commercial
> packages)?

Try "diag378.exe", downloadable for free from
ftp://ftp1.dell.com/diags . After a few complaints, will run
on most non-Dell computers.

-- Bob Day
http://bobday.vze.com

 

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> Try "diag378.exe", downloadable for free from
> ftp://ftp1.dell.com/diags . After a few complaints, will run
> on most non-Dell computers.
>
> -- Bob Day
> http://bobday.vze.com

Thanks, this also worked.
Runs on my Sony.

 

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Marius Matioc wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Can anyone recommend a hardware diagnostics package for PCs?
> This would include testing RAM, hard drives etc.
> I have seen a few commercial packages in the $300 to $500
> range but something simpler and cheaper would be nice.
> Any suggestions (or recommendations for the commercial
> packages)?
>
> Thanks
> Marius Matioc
>
>

Memtest86 is still the standard for RAM.
--
Cheers, Bob

 

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> Memtest86 is still the standard for RAM.
> --
> Cheers, Bob
>

Thanks Bob,

Have tried. Very elegant program and hopefully thorough as well.

Marius