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which post diagnostic card ?
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| is there a clear winner that is considered "the standard" by pc techs
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| In article <Z4BSb.44745$mf4.1562262@news20.bellglobal.com>, "fhg"
<fhg@hotmail.com_(notreal)> wrote:
> is there a clear winner that is considered "the standard" by pc techs
> internationally ?
Save your money... for the most part, I do not use mine... in fact, very
rarely do i even look at it...
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> Save your money... for the most part, I do not use mine... in fact, very
> rarely do i even look at it...
so it doesn't it tell you any more than a good diagnostic program like Aida
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| RussS 2004-01-30, 11:24 pm |
| Touche
Post cards are great ... for taking up room on a shelf somewhere ;-)
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| now that you guys have convinced me that they are worthless - do you wish to
name a price, I may be able to take it off your shelf for you :-)
you can if you wish email me directly at fh[dot]gross[at]sympatico[dot]
com
"fhg" <fhg@hotmail.com_(notreal)> wrote in message
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> is there a clear winner that is considered "the standard" by pc techs
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| Ghost 2004-01-31, 11:24 am |
| In article <0dESb.67511$Kg6.830435@news20.bellglobal.com>, "fhg"
<fhg@hotmail.com_(notreal)> wrote:
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> so it doesn't it tell you any more than a good diagnostic program like Aida
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Not even as....
A POST card only reports the two digit code it is reading from the BIOS.
As the computer starts up, it goes through a sequence of events checking
this and that. For each process or check it sends a two digit code which
the POST card displays.
If the computer passes POST, then it starts up and the POST card has no
value because it has already started the computer, which you would already
know.
If the computer does not pass POST, then the POST card displays the last
code it is stuck on which you have to look up. Generally, the code does
not really tell you anything useful. Unless the code indicates RAM or
CPU, then there is really nothing you can do anyway.
About the only use I have for my POST card is to see if the problem is the
CPU or the motherboad failure. Most times I do not really care because if
one goes, I generally replace both anyway since there is no sense in
trying to track down a good PIII 500MHz chip to fit on a 3 year old
motherboard.
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> now that you guys have convinced me that they are worthless - do you wish
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> name a price, I may be able to take it off your shelf for you :-)
> you can if you wish email me directly at fh[dot]gross[at]sympatico[dot]
com
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> "fhg" <fhg@hotmail.com_(notreal)> wrote in message
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