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In article <cD$8HZA4cLj4EwyP@ghastly.demon.co.uk>, 'Dungeon' Dave
<Dungeon@SpamNot.Here> writes

>[1] Power On Self-Test - plug it into a ISA/PCI slot of a dead mobo
>and it'll tell you via a 2-digit code what is at fault. 

I used one for a while, called RACER and made by Ultra-X.  IMO, Its
usefulness was limited - OK, it could tell you what stage of POST a dead
board was stopping, but the cure for clone motherboards is replacement
anyway, so what's the point?

This particular model also had diagnostics built into ROM so was useful
for things like quick memory and hard disc checks.  It died on me a
couple of years ago and UltraX wanted silly money for a repair (it had
custom PALs and other chips had the markings sandpapered off, making a
DIY repair impossible) so now I do without.

-- 
Mike Tomlinson