Motherboard Diagnostic Application?

Murdock1979 · 08-03-2008, 05:16 AM

Hello!

Does anyone know of an application that can test the status/errors/etc of a motherboard. I am suspecting that there are problems with it, such as the PCI bus not recognizing a network card (which I know does work) and another PCI device has suddenly stopped working properly.

Thanks,
Murdock

jiml8 · 08-03-2008, 10:57 AM

An application? No, I don't think so.

There are a lot of tools in linux you can use though. Try lspci. Try it again as lspci -v. Then again as lspci -vv. And finally as lspci -vvv.

You also need to root around in /proc which is a virtual directory that contains a LOT of information, if you know how to read it. You particularly will be interested in /proc/interrupts, /proc/devices, /proc/modules, and /proc/iomem if you want to determine whether your pci device is properly detected and installed.

cgtueno · 08-15-2008, 07:13 AM

2008/08/15

Back in the 90's I remember using a product called "PC Check It !" (I think that's the name),
it tested all the PC hardware, motherboard, System clock, connected drives, etc.

I would expect that there are some more recent hardware testing programs out there.
I did a quick search in Google but nothing jumps out at me.

If you want to check the system RAM I suggest using Memtest86 which is an excellent tool.

I suggest that you continue to troll the www - surely there must be a tool out there.

Chris

H_TeXMeX_H · 08-15-2008, 09:00 AM

The closest think I can think of is this:
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/

But, although it has many diagnostics utilities, I don't think it's suited to what you want.

Murdock1979 · 08-15-2008, 09:07 AM

Hello,

NOTE: To Farslayer: You are 100% correct. I made the error of posting a message in the wrong thread!! Woops...you're right, I still need a motherboard diagnostic program.

Thank you for all of your input. I came across the perfect application called wireshark.

This is a very robust and powerful network benchmarking/diagnostic utility. I'm surprised it's not more popular than it seems to be.

Later,
Murdock

farslayer · 08-15-2008, 09:53 AM

Wireshark isn't for testing a motherboard... ????
You totally lost me.

for hardware Diagnostics I would use a software test program and a POST card.

http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/s...productID=6267

amani · 08-15-2008, 10:23 AM

You can get POST cards and more advanced versions thereof at hardware shops for $5-10. But you will need to understand the numbers... try google or get a hardware book.

Post the output of

#su
#lspci -vvv

jiml8 · 08-20-2008, 06:45 PM

Wireshark isn't for benchmarking, and it certainly isn't for testing motherboards. It is a packet sniffer. I use it all the time.