Troubleshooting guide/Hardware problems
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Introduction
Hardware diagnosis software can be used to determine whether the problems on your PC are being caused by faulty or broken hardware. There are many utilities that are designed to scan the physical components of your computer to check whether they are in good condition.
Technique
How to obtain a list of hardware information:
c:\Windows\System32\dxdiag.exe /t %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\dxdump.txt
and for 64 bit systems:
c:\Windows\System32\dxdiag.exe /64bit /t %USERPROFILE%\Desktop\dxdump.txt