Help me troubleshoot this problem

[JD]

  On 07/05/2010 08:23 PM, Kam Leo wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 8:08 PM, JD<jd1008 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>   On 07/05/2010 07:28 PM, awrobinson-ml at nc.rr.com wrote:
>>> ---- JD<jd1008 at gmail.com>    wrote:
>>>>     On 07/05/2010 06:44 PM, awrobinson-ml at nc.rr.com wrote:
>>>>> ---- Rick Sewill<rsewill at gmail.com>     wrote:
>>>>>> On 07/05/2010 06:15 PM, awrobinson-ml at nc.rr.com wrote:
>>>>>>> ---- Geoffrey Leach<geoff at hughes.net>     wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 07/05/2010 03:28:20 PM, awrobinson-ml at nc.rr.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>> ---- Geoffrey Leach<geoff at hughes.net>     wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 07/05/2010 01:27:01 PM, awrobinson-ml at nc.rr.com wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> I am trying to install Fedora on a PC I built. I had Windows XP
>>>>>>>>>>> running on it for more than a year without any apparent problems.
>>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>>>>>>> Hardware:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Motherboard: BIOSTAR TFORCE TF520-A2 AM2 NVIDIA nForce 520 MCP ATX
>>>>>>>>> AMD
>>>>>>>>> Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Brisbane 2.2GHz Socket AM2 65W
>>>>>>>>> Dual-Core Processor
>>>>>>>>> Video Card: MSI NX8400GS-TD256E GeForce 8400 GS 256MB 64-bit GDDR2
>>>>>>>>> PCI
>>>>>>>>> Express
>>>>>>>>> Memory: A-DATA 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
>>>>>>>>> Dual Channel
>>>>>>>>> Memory: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
>>>>>>>>> Dual Channel
>>>>>>>>> (6 GB total)
>>>>>>>>> Hard drive: SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD103SI 1TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
>>>>>>>>> 3.5"
>>>>>>>> <snip>
>>>> Have you booted it into single user mode?
>>>>
>>> I have not. At least, I haven't since I was trouble shooting issues with disk drives that are no longer in the system. What would I do in single user mode to trouble shoot the current problem?
>>>
>>>
>> See if it will freeze!!
> If problems still persist other things to check:
>
> 1. Revert to default BIOS settings
> 2. Dusted off your computer
> 3. Re-seat all connections
> 4. Verify all fans are in working order
> 5. Run with external peripherals, e.g. USB drives. disconnected
You might also try these HW test programs:
http://www.testmyhardware.com/

Unfortunately, it is for windows. It is  not clear to me how
any exhaustive hardware test can be conducted while windows is booted.

You can also try to download and build inquisitor from source:
ftp://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/distributions/ALTLinux/Sisyphus/files/SRPMS/inquisitor-standalone-3.1-alt0.svn1418.src.rpm

Unfortunately, the fedora distro does no provide this very important tool.