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Name of diagnostic utilties package
Hi there,
I was recently searching on the web for a diagnostic utilities package and cam across one review on cnet. It was claimed that this bootable cd had pretty much every utility a test technician would want and is commonly used by repair companies to test machines. I wanted to get a copy but can't remember the name of the package! I thought it was called MSI tools but can't find any reference to a packace under that name now. Does anyone know what software I'm talking about? Thanks in advance for any help with this. -- drbob edit the obvious spamblock to mail me. OE users, check this out: http://jump.to/oe-quotefix |
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drbob wrote:
Hi there, I was recently searching on the web for a diagnostic utilities package and cam across one review on cnet. It was claimed that this bootable cd had pretty much every utility a test technician would want and is commonly used by repair companies to test machines. I wanted to get a copy but can't remember the name of the package! I thought it was called MSI tools but can't find any reference to a packace under that name now. Does anyone know what software I'm talking about? Thanks in advance for any help with this. And a search on "diagnostic floppy" doesn't turn up that same, ahem, review? Be warned that "reviews" at C/Net and PC Magazine are often just advertisements. The "review" just regurgitates what the product maker sent to that publication as a product brief. No one at that publication really tests the product; they just rewrite what the manufacturer told them. I don't run a PC fab/repair shop so I don't know what the Pros might use. I have CheckIt and it's okay. You can create a bootable diagnostics floppy. I don't remember using it to repair anything (other than a long time ago for a memory problem) but have used it for burn-in. Some that I've heard of: CheckIt ($70 basic, $296 Pro); PC Certify ($29 Lite, $59 Power, $149 Pro), PC Doctor (but I can't see a $15 diagnostic doing what a $200 product does); Fix-It Utilities ($30). Bit leery of Fix-It; usually see this sitting on the shelves at BestBuy and not sure a product targeted at home users is a sufficiently professional and robust tool, and it keeps bouncing around (first one vendor, then Ontrack, and now V-com) since probably it is a low or zero revenue generator. -- __________________________________________________ __________ *** Post replies to newsgroup. E-mail is not accepted. *** __________________________________________________ __________ |
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drbob wrote:
Hi there, I was recently searching on the web for a diagnostic utilities package and cam across one review on cnet. It was claimed that this bootable cd had pretty much every utility a test technician would want and is commonly used by repair companies to test machines. I wanted to get a copy but can't remember the name of the package! I thought it was called MSI tools but can't find any reference to a packace under that name now. Does anyone know what software I'm talking about? I'm not familiar with that set of software tools. TuffTEST Pro is pretty good for an all-in-one package. Freeware such as Memtest86, Prime95 and 3DMark2001SE can all stress various hardware components. http://www.tufftest.com/ www.memtest86.com www.mersenne.org http://www.futuremark.com/ |
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