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Abit KD7g (VIA KT400) Motherboard
AMD Duron 1.3Ghz
638 MB DDR266
Seagate Barracuda IV 40GB HD
Ello all,
My girlfriend Jo is having some problems with her computer again, having reinstalled the other week after it all went pear shaped.
We're worried that the hard disk could be on the way out - lots of things 'just breaking', Norton AV, Internet Explorer now. All of them unprompted. The original reinstall came as a result of a corrupted file. There's also a possibility that it could be the motherboard - it used to cause crashes when trying to access the Floppy Disk drive until we removed it [the FD].
Anyway, since the bottom line of this could mean spending money, we want to establish what's going on.
Can anyone recommend any hard disk stress testers that would highlight "problems", or alternatively confirm that it's all fine?
Similarly, can anyone recommend a similar tool for a motherboard? Again trying to hunt out the source of the problem before we even start thinking about which parts may/may not need returning etc.
Thanks.
Abit KD7g (VIA KT400) Motherboard
AMD Duron 1.3Ghz
638 MB DDR266
Seagate Barracuda IV 40GB HD
Ello all,
My girlfriend Jo is having some problems with her computer again, having reinstalled the other week after it all went pear shaped.
We're worried that the hard disk could be on the way out - lots of things 'just breaking', Norton AV, Internet Explorer now. All of them unprompted. The original reinstall came as a result of a corrupted file. There's also a possibility that it could be the motherboard - it used to cause crashes when trying to access the Floppy Disk drive until we removed it [the FD].
Anyway, since the bottom line of this could mean spending money, we want to establish what's going on.
Can anyone recommend any hard disk stress testers that would highlight "problems", or alternatively confirm that it's all fine?
Similarly, can anyone recommend a similar tool for a motherboard? Again trying to hunt out the source of the problem before we even start thinking about which parts may/may not need returning etc.
Thanks.