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| 1301270 | 2012-09-19 05:57:00 | Here is a link you may want to look into :) www.sysresccd.org one is outstanding - it's normally my go-to live distro, and lives in a flash drive on my key ring :D. I also quite like the fact that it's Gentoo-based, as Gentoo is what I run on my own PCs. Note that it's definitely not targeted at the novice user though - I suspect it may be a bit beyond what LL is looking for. |
Erayd (23) | ||
| 1301271 | 2012-09-19 06:01:00 | I think you only really need two programs for diagnostic: Memtest86+ (for RAM\Motherboard) and HDAT2 or similar for hard drives. Perhaps there is a program worth something for testing CPUs but I don't know of any. Everything else is difficult to test (usually requiring special hardware) and can be much more easily checked with substitution. PSUs for example, if you want to test properly, require a load tester and an oscilloscope to see the level of noise on the outputs. No diagnostic software can tell you that! Video cards can do stress tests but as far as I know only in Windows with things like Furmark, not a bootable CD. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1301272 | 2012-09-19 07:18:00 | Maybe find out what you want to use it for then focus on those one or two things. Also don't discount google searches or youtube videos. I have did a course in IT with a 2 week module on a linux module but still very much a newbie :D To me it's not point and click but you get more involved into the process. And you may just be doing the same few things over and over again. Doesn't have to be linux, for myself I chose it because the imaging software are free. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1301273 | 2012-09-19 08:57:00 | If you just want a small simple live CD linux to experiment with then Puppy is OK. Well worth the 130 odd MB download. puppylinux.org |
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