As Nvidia and AMD both released their latest generation of their graphics hardware, we decided that it might be time to upgrade our existing test bench here at MMORPG.com. In order to ensure our test ...

I have a 2008 (3,1) Mac Pro running running ML and can't get the Hardware Test to run. I don't have a Hardware Test disk, or if there is one, I can't find it. Apple instructions say to hold down the ...

My Mac Pro (Early 2008), or macpro3,1, has been having an issue where the screen will shut off and the fans will go into take-off mode. I think I have a bad RAM stick, and I want to run the hardware ...

On numerous occasions we've extolled the virtues of Apple's Hardware Test disc as a first step in investigating potential hardware issues that result in problems with startup, repeated kernel panics, ...

Apple refreshed its Mac Pro and Xserve lines on Tuesday. That's a somewhat interesting move, since it's in advance of the Macworld Expo. Some folks wonder why the release came out now and not next ...

Software tools for testing Wi-Fi can run on a laptop, but dedicated hardware tools offer the convenience of a sometimes less cumbersome form-factor that are compact enough to fit in the pouch of a ...

John Slezia is a test engineer and a member of the technical staff at Cypress Semiconductor's manufacturing test group in Bloomington, MN. Cypress produces synchronous and asynchronous memories, first ...

As the impending launch of new GPUs is now upon us, we're refreshing our hardware test bench to put the new AMD, Nvidia, and Intel cards (among other hardware reviews) through their paces this year.