Questions tagged [diagnostic]
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How to find out what is running on localhost port
I have something running at port 9090 on my local machine.
It's probably something I set up long ago and forgot about... how can I find out what it is?
I am using Windows 8.
BanksySan
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Is it possible to check an external USB Drive health (SMART)?
Is it possible to check an external USB Drive health (SMART)?
user3109
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When to stop using a hard drive? What rules/software apply?
When having a old hard disk - when should you stop using it ?
I recently got a new 1 TB hard disk, and am left with 3 old hard drives (320 GB, 250GB, 160 GB).
I am now wondering which of them to keep using and for how long.
Assuming some of them…
Tal Galili
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How to get results from Memory Diagnostics Tool?
I ran the Memory Diagnostics Tool in Windows 7 64 bit. I have 16G RAM. It reported hardware problems. This is a new system with new memory. When the system rebooted I was expecting an icon in the task bar for the test results. I do not see it. I ran…
Tony_Henrich
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Any way to detect what is disabling the screensaver?
Is there any Windows application out there that will determine what process is preventing the screen saver from becoming active?
Brent212
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How to Diagnose a Pre-Operating System Load or Hardware Issue
How can I find out if my problem is hardware based?
If it is, how can I figure out what component is to blame
How can I fix other pre-operating system issues?
As an aside, what are all of these components responsible for, and if they break, what…
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diagnosing 100 percent disk usage in windows 10
Since updating to win 10, I'm experiencing issues with my disk usage. From time to time (sometimes every 10 minutes, sometimes once every few hours) my system becomes unresponsive because the disk usage is 100%. It usually takes one or two minutes…
klmdb
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What can I do if my dasKeyboard has dead keys?
I have an out-of-warranty dasKeyboard Professional (with Cherry MX Blue key switches). I acquired this keyboard as a new replacement in a warranty keyboard swap. Their warranty service is very slow and they do not have an excuse.
Recently the…
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How to prevent Chrome from refreshing page when viewing source?
When viewing page source in Google Chrome, the browser opens a new tab and basically pastes the URL in with the view-source: prefix. This is undesirable.
As a developer, I may include some diagnostic output that is only visible in the source after…
macek
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What ports are used by an application
I'm testing an application which opens its own ports (acts as a server for these ports, hence listens at that ports) and where the same application connects to ports bound by other applications (acts as client for these ports).
I would like to get…
Baz
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How do I identify the root cause of unexpected reboots?
In the last few months, my computer has started rebooting seemingly at random. It cuts out instantly, as if I'd pressed the reset button, and boots up as normal. There are no common traits I can identify; sometimes it happens in games, sometimes in…
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How can I see how much my CPU is being throttled?
Windows has a feature which can be set from the Power Options menu where the CPU is automatically throttled according to usage in order to save power.
How can I view this throttling in real time? For instance, is the CPU Usage in Windows Task…
Superbest
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How do I troubleshoot a slow hard drive?
My computer is suffering of slow-downs and I'm not surprised (it's around 6
years old). Here's what I've verified:
They are not very frequent (only a couple of times a day).
When they happen a single application will hang for 10-60 seconds, while…
Malabarba
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Read/WRITE/Verify disk diagnostic tool for Mac OS X?
It seems that there are many tools out there for Mac OS X that test a hard drive for bad blocks by doing a Read/Verify pass. That is, they read a block, then read it a second time, and verify that both reads yielded the same results.
I need a tool…
Spiff
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Hardware diagnostic tool for nVidia cards?
I am thinking that my nVidia graphics card might be starting to fail, as the machine randomly locks while playing video games.
Is there a (nVidia-specific) diagnostic program that can test the card for errors and heat issues?
Obviously, a program…
Keltari
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