On numerous occasions we've extolled the virtues of Apple's Hardware Test disc as a first step in investigating potential hardware issues that result in problems with startup, repeated kernel panics, ...

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Apple includes a hardware testing suite with all of its computers. Here is how to run it and interpret some of the error codes it may generate. Topher Kessler ...

If you have built a new computer and wanted to test it, or if you need to identify hardware faults on your existing system, you will want to consider subjecting your computer to a PC Stress Test. A PC ...

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There are times when you find out if your smartphone is working properly or if it has some hardware that is malfunctioning. Such are cases when you accidentally drop your smartphone on the ground or ...

Software tools for testing Wi-Fi can run on a laptop, but dedicated hardware tools offer the convenience of a sometimes less cumbersome form-factor that are compact enough to fit in the pouch of a ...

Windows 11 just came in last in a six‑way speed showdown against its own predecessors, a result that seems to confirm every ...

Generative Golden Reference Hardware Fuzzing” was published by researchers at TU Darmstadt. Abstract “Modern hardware systems ...

You've just bought a new gaming desktop, or a laptop for the office. Maybe you've upgraded your computer with a new CPU and motherboard. You might be into ...