Looking around for a good POST diagnostic card

[bardos]

I'm looking for a POST diagnostic card that will work with PCI-E... I have an older one for PCI alone and of course it does not work with the new slots. I have been looking around (principally on ebay and amazon) and I can't really understand what's what with the new diagnostic cards. Can anyone recommend a card that works well for them? thx

 

[ihrsetrdr]

Is this what you're looking for? https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Description=post diagnostic card&Submit=ENE

 

[bardos]

Yes, thx. The thing is that page presents me with 25 choices, none of them with a coherent review. Like what I'm seeing on Ebay as well. I used a PCI POST diagnostic card for years and now I am noticing that it does not work anymore on the modern boards. I am finding that not all boards have the built in POST diagnostic module incorporated. Looking for some place or person with a review(s) of one of these.

 

[||Console||]

are you having problems with your system ? or want this to help with other pc's ?

Most of the time the mb Beep code is good enough for me . And now alot of mid-high end mbs have a LCD display built in to show what the problem is .

 

[bardos]

are you having problems with your system ? or want this to help with other pc's ?

Most of the time the mb Beep code is good enough for me . And now alot of mid-high end mbs have a LCD display built in to show what the problem is .

No, no problems with my system... for working on other people's systems. The other week, someone needed a repair on a pretty modern MSI mobo, i mean modern in the sense it had DDR4 RAM, etc. The mobo had no onboard POST diagnostic. (My older board does, surprisingly enough). Anyway, Zero Beeps, so I tried my old PCI card, and nada... So I would like to have one that works adequately with the new-ish PCI-E format.

 

[||Console||]

Most new mbs dont have a speaker but if you plug one in you will get the beeps

 

[EarthDog]

Its not about age so much as the level of board it is. Most midrange+ boards have it.... however many dont.