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To test your memory and see if it s working properly use windows built in memory diagnostic tool.

Hardware test icon. Click hardware checkup tile. To control various pc hardware settings you ll find yourself visiting one of two key locations in windows. The second location common in all versions of windows but hidden in windows 10 is the control panel. Using the settings app apparently it s the desire of.

If a component fails a test write down the failure id 24 digit code for when you contact hp customer support. For hp authorized service partners and it professionals who need to support a mixed environment of older and newer hp compaq pcs the hp pc diagnostics 4 in 1 usb key is a diagnostic tool that supports a wide range of hp desktop and notebook pcs. Even after an hour the blue circle is still swirling. Choose the type of diagnostic test you would like to run.

Then click the settings icon. Default this test will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. If the test finds no errors but your computer still exhibits symptoms of a hardware problem run the extensive test. Stress this test will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

If you re having a problem with your chromebook hardware or operating system try the steps below. Test the main hardware components on your computer. Since then the control panel hardware and sound devices and printers screen will not work properly. Preform these steps to test and troubleshoot the camera and video capability of a webcam using cyberlink youcam.

Test your chromebook after each step to see if the problem is fixed. Control panel hardware and sound devices and printers i recently had to do a system restore. Make sure your microphone is connected to your pc. Select start settings system sound.

The password is optional but is recommended. If you aren t seeing the bar move select troubleshoot to fix your microphone. Start with the fast test to quickly identify hardware issues. Scan a specific device this will allow you to run a diagnostic test on a specific device in your pc.

Select imaging devices and select scan for hardware changes to scan for the webcam or video device. In sound settings go to input test your microphone and look for the blue bar that rises and falls as you speak into your microphone. In the settings menu click the webcam icon. To begin testing the device account select the test results icon.

Ram failure can result in a variety of problems. If the computer writes data to ram and the ram returns different data because it s malfunctioning you may see application crashes blue screens and file system corruption. If the bar is moving your microphone is working properly. The first location introduced in windows 8 is the settings app.

Select the test account button when you are ready to continue. I get the green loading bar which moves along to the red x and there it stops.