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"Malke" <invalid@not-real.com> wrote in message
news:%23L2OO7snFHA.420@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> D.Currie wrote:
>
>>
>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>> news:OBOOv0gnFHA.3312@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> Anyone know if this is a good product to pin point faults?
>>>
>>>
http://www.esupport.com/products/postcards/pcipost.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Finding out which circuit on a motherboard is dead isn't exactly
>> helpful. Unless you're going to go get a soldering iron and start
>> rebuilding it. Most people don't do that.
>>
>> Most of the time if a motherboard is dead, you replace it, or replace
>> the whole computer if it's too old. If some other part is busted, it's
>> easy enough to figure out
>
> Actually, I wanted to post back because a good friend (and respected
> colleague) just told me he had bought the card in the link below and
> was very happy with it:
>
>
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=SY-TECHAID&cpc=SCH&srm=0
>
> For that price, I'm going to buy one too. I love Geeks.com - they are
> totally reliable and have lots of great stuff. My friend said the card
> was very useful in diagnosing a box he was working on, down to letting
> him know the power supply connection wasn't tight.
>
> Malke
The price makes it reasonable enough, but even so, I don't think I'd bother.
The majority of my work ends up being software related, and the hardware
stuff is usually easy enough to figure out.
In a different environment, it might be useful, though.
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