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A client in Denver called my old diagnostic method 'lazy' and I had to agree
They pointed out I was just swapping parts until something worked, which wasted their time and money. Now I always start with a full hardware log and stress test, even if it adds 20 minutes. How do you guys force yourselves to slow down and diagnose properly?
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foster.jordan24d ago
My buddy had a shop in Austin and kept replacing power supplies for random shutdowns. He finally ran a memory test overnight and found a bad stick causing crashes under load. Took him three wasted PSU swaps to learn that lesson. Now he makes a checklist and tests each part separately before touching anything.
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cole54924d ago
I always blamed the PSU first too, but @foster.jordan's story about the memory test really made me change my method.
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