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Hardware Troubleshooting (Hardware (Power Supply http://www.informit…
Hardware Troubleshooting
Hardware
Power Supply
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=31105&seqNum=12
Visual
Smoke?
Fan running?
Audible
Fan
Electronics (capacitors exploading)
smell
TCP/ Burnt toast smell
Dust or component materials
Feel
Air flow
Heat from a distance
Motherboard
https://www.pcmech.com/article/motherboard-failure-diagnosis-solutions/
Visual
LED's
damaged connectors
burn marks
capacitors
blown up
cap will start to peak due to capacitor expansion
Sound
beep
codes
CPU
Visual
Pin Damage
POST BIOS Report
Audio
Beep
codes
Smell
Graphics Card
Audio
beep codes
Visual
damaged connections (internal/external)
OS error message
distorted graphics
Smell
Hard-Drive
Smells
Audio
Abnormal noises
Visual
OS error messages
Smart diagnostics
RAM
Visual
OS error messages
BIOS memory check
Audible
beep
codes
Symptoms
Visual
Deffects
OS error messages/codes
LEDs
Audible
Beep Codes www.computerhope.com/beep.htm
Smells
Feel/ touch
Resources
Comptia A+ 3rd ed, Part 1, Chapter 12
https://www.howtogeek.com/174068/how-to-identify-which-hardware-component-is-failing-in-your-computer/
www.computerhope.com/beep.htm