Questions tagged [diagnostic]
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My Linux system hangs mysteriously every once in a while. What can I do?
I use GNU/Linux Mint 18.3 with kernel version 4.10.0-42. For the past several weeks, every once in a while my system hangs, without any signs before hand of upcoming trouble (that I have noticed).
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How to diagnose an old server hardware?
I have an old HP ProLiantML350 machine that I want to install Windows server 2012 on. Problem is I know that something is wrong with that server and Im looking for a way to diagnose that machine for ...
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HDD hardware failure diagnostics [closed]
Suppose we have a modern HDD that doesn't get recognized by either the operating system or the BIOS. We know for sure that it's not an issue with cables/motherboard/power supply/etc.
And now suppose ...
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Does Windows 7 include default touchpad drivers?
The Elan touchpad (aka trackpad) on a laptop is not responding consistently.
It works normally much of the time, but then suddenly stops responding. After a few seconds, it will start responding ...
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How do I diagnose overheating?
I use my computer mainly for gaming, and recently I've been having issues with various games crashing. I suspected my video card as I got errors of the kind "Your rendering device has been lost" in ...
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Why would a Seagate Wireless Plus appear twice in Seatools (SAS-SCSI-FC & USB-1394)
I just received an RMA drive back from Seagate and I believe this one too could be faulty. I have fired up SeaTools but a little confused which device is correct as it appears twice. I assume that ...
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How to diagnose computer fan refusing to spin?
I've got a ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev 2 and after it was through the luggage of an Australia > Europe flight, sometimes it refuses to work and stops spinning. I'm not able to figure out why. How can I ...
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New hard drive buzzing when tilted
I have bought a brand new hard drive (HGST HTS721010A9E630) for my laptop and it's making a buzzing sound if the laptop is tilted. The more aggressive the tilting speed, the louder the sound. When the ...
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I hear disk activity but cannot see which process do it (Linux)
This is problem I have repeatedly on several different computers and version of linux (mostly ubuntu, now 16.04 LTS). I clearly hear HDD is doing something, and also see the HDD LED shining. But I ...
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How to objectively test LCD for very slight "blurriness" (and prove it is not just my imagination)?
In this question, I keep "re-imagining" that the LCD panel is slightly blurry or causing me eye strain.
The cause might be a tiny deviation in any number of things: voltage, timing, dithering, ...
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Diagnose my PC that randomly shuts down
My PC randomly shuts down. This happens even if I am just leave it on at the desktop without any major applications running.
I was wondering if anyone knows how I could go about diagnosing the ...
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Boot-loop, error code 0xc0000225, after full-drive encryption
I encrypted both my personal and system file drives using Diskcryptor, after full completion I set my laptop to hibernate. Now, my device is stuck in a bootloop with my only option being to use CMD as ...
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How to monitor and diagnose Wi-Fi problems
I have a home Wi-Fi network used by few laptops and mobile devices.
From time to time I get complaints from my family that the network feels slow lately. I restart the access point and the complaints ...
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How to ensure SSD is healthy?
I have heard that SSDs have shorter lifetime, than normal HDDs. And last time I have a suspicion, my SSD came to it's end. Symptoms include unexplainable BSODs, and program disappearing.
How could I ...
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Is just me or we are in much extents, powerless when debugging/diagnosing Windows? [closed]
Is there a vast logging system? Like what we see in /var/log on Linux? Is there some place where I can search for "error IDs" or things like this and somewhere that documents so I can study it?
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