Pci Diagnostic card.. SOYO TechAID (debug card)

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Well i was at microcenter the otherday and I saw this little guy..
:arrow:
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0163699#rebate


Wich has a rebate right now. Btw..

Well I was wondering... since im always working on pc's would this
be a good investment fro me.. since i have systems that are
dedicated to testing parts.
also.. does this card tell me exactly what is wrong.. Ie.
i know i have a system that has a bad motherboard.. i know the cpu
and the ram are fine. will this card tell me if the bios has a bad
flash.. or a bad cap on the board.. or should i just stick to the
good old volt-o-meter.. and hand check all caps..

I

 

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A quick googly indicated to me that this little wonder does little more than
check supply voltages are correct to the mobo and components.
I may be wrong...so NE1 else know better please shout !
"ryansc" <ryansc@mchsi-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
news:41f1e520$1_3@alt.athenanews.com...
> Well i was at microcenter the otherday and I saw this little guy..
> :arrow:
> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0163699#rebate
>
>
> Wich has a rebate right now. Btw..
>
> Well I was wondering... since im always working on pc's would this
> be a good investment fro me.. since i have systems that are
> dedicated to testing parts.
> also.. does this card tell me exactly what is wrong.. Ie.
> i know i have a system that has a bad motherboard.. i know the cpu
> and the ram are fine. will this card tell me if the bios has a bad
> flash.. or a bad cap on the board.. or should i just stick to the
> good old volt-o-meter.. and hand check all caps..
>
> I
>

 

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ryansc@mchsi-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (ryansc) wrote:

|Well i was at microcenter the otherday and I saw this little guy..
| :arrow:
|http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0163699#rebate

This device appears to show post codes, which can be useful - they
tell the last stage of bios boot that complete OK, if you can get
that info for your bios.

Phil

 

[Andy]

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You should think long and hard before participating in any SoyoTek
rebate.

On 22 Jan 2005 00:31:12 -0500, ryansc@mchsi-dot-com.no-spam.invalid
(ryansc) wrote:

>Well i was at microcenter the otherday and I saw this little guy..
> :arrow:
>http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0163699#rebate
>
>
>Wich has a rebate right now. Btw..
>
>Well I was wondering... since im always working on pc's would this
>be a good investment fro me.. since i have systems that are
>dedicated to testing parts.
>also.. does this card tell me exactly what is wrong.. Ie.
>i know i have a system that has a bad motherboard.. i know the cpu
>and the ram are fine. will this card tell me if the bios has a bad
>flash.. or a bad cap on the board.. or should i just stick to the
>good old volt-o-meter.. and hand check all caps..
>
>I