On Fri, 23 May 2008 23:35:31 +1000 David Timms <dtimms@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have a PC that is failing intermittently. What are the best choice for > attempting to pinpoint a hardware fault - in terms of either fedora > packaged or other open sourcesoftware ? > > Perhaps there is something that can both perform one of and 'to death' > tests of various PC components, and components in combination, and also > provide peak workload for all subsystems at once, in an attempt to > generate a slow to occur failure. > > I know about memtest, and read-only disk tests from fsck. Any others ? You can certainly stress bits of the system - eg boot into text mode and run dbench tests to trash the disk subsystem. I actually usually start from the hardware end with a misbehaving PC - Reseat all the cards - Remove and reinsert all the RAM (taking care to earth yourself first) - Blow dust out of the fans - Optionally unplug/replug all the cables although that is rarely a problem Run it with the lid off for a bit and see if anything seems oddly hot memtest86 and smart reporting from the drive are good useful starters as a positive bad result saves a lot of guessing. Its often hard to pin down a hardware fault however that is more complex or subtle (or to tell it from software) Alan -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
