{"id":343,"date":"2022-09-04T10:19:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-04T08:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/?page_id=343"},"modified":"2023-10-18T22:02:02","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T20:02:02","slug":"tools","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/?page_id=343","title":{"rendered":"Tools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Below is a list of useful tools to troubleshoot or stress test your computer:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-table-of-contents-block-table-of-contents-block\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-toc-3wgejil \"><div class=\"eb-toc-container eb-toc-3wgejil  eb-toc-is-not-sticky eb-toc-not-collapsible eb-toc-initially-not-collapsed eb-toc-scrollToTop style-1 list-style-none\" data-scroll-top=\"false\" data-scroll-top-icon=\"fas fa-angle-up\" data-collapsible=\"false\" data-sticky-hide-mobile=\"false\" data-sticky=\"false\" data-scroll-target=\"scroll_to_toc\" data-copy-link=\"false\" data-editor-type=\"\" data-hide-desktop=\"false\" data-hide-tab=\"false\" data-hide-mobile=\"false\" data-itemCollapsed=\"false\"><div class=\"eb-toc-header\"><div class=\"eb-toc-title\">Highlights<\/div><\/div><div class=\"eb-toc-wrapper \" data-headers=\"[{&quot;level&quot;:2,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;Various Powershell Scripts&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Various Powershell Scripts&quot;,&quot;link&quot;:&quot;various-powershell-scripts&quot;},{&quot;level&quot;:3,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;Windows Update&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Windows Update&quot;,&quot;link&quot;:&quot;windows-update&quot;},{&quot;level&quot;:3,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;Reconnect Logitech G29 Steering Wheel&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Reconnect Logitech G29 Steering Wheel&quot;,&quot;link&quot;:&quot;reconnect-logitech-g29-steering-wheel&quot;},{&quot;level&quot;:2,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;Prime95&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Prime95&quot;,&quot;link&quot;:&quot;prime95&quot;},{&quot;level&quot;:2,&quot;content&quot;:&quot;Memtest86+&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Memtest86+&quot;,&quot;link&quot;:&quot;memtest86&quot;}]\" data-visible=\"[true,true,true,true,true,true]\" data-delete-headers=\"[]\" data-smooth=\"true\" data-top-offset=\"\"><div class=\"eb-toc__list-wrap\"><ul class='eb-toc__list'><li><a href=\"#various-powershell-scripts\">Various Powershell Scripts<\/a><ul class='eb-toc__list'><li><a href=\"#windows-update\">Windows Update<\/a><li><a href=\"#reconnect-logitech-g29-steering-wheel\">Reconnect Logitech G29 Steering Wheel<\/a><\/li><\/ul><li><a href=\"#prime95\">Prime95<\/a><li><a href=\"#memtest86\">Memtest86+<\/a><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Various Powershell Scripts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to run the scripts below you must first set the Powershell Execution Policy to <em>Unrestricted.<\/em><br>Write in Powershell:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Windows Update<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Runs Windows Update including optional updates directly in Powershell (run as admin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download Link: <div class='w3eden'><!-- WPDM Link Template: Default Template -->\n\n<div class=\"link-template-default card mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <div class=\"media\">\n            <div class=\"mr-3 img-48\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpdm_icon\" alt=\"Icon\"   src=\"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/wp-content\/plugins\/download-manager\/assets\/file-type-icons\/zip.svg\" \/><\/div>\n            <div class=\"media-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"package-title\"><a href='https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/?wpdmpro=windows-update-ps-script'>Windows Update PS Script<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"text-muted text-small\"><i class=\"fas fa-copy\"><\/i> 1 file(s) <i class=\"fas fa-hdd ml-3\"><\/i> 0.00 KB<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ml-3\">\n                <a href='#unlock' class='wpdm-download-link wpdm-download-locked btn btn-primary ' data-package='358'>Download<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reconnect Logitech G29 Steering Wheel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Occasionally the G29 wheel won&#8217;t reconnect\/connect to the PC after it&#8217;s been disconnected and PC rebooted. Disabling and re-enabling the device in the device manager has solved the issue 10\/10 times for me, so I made a script for it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download Link:  <div class='w3eden'><!-- WPDM Link Template: Default Template -->\n\n<div class=\"link-template-default card mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <div class=\"media\">\n            <div class=\"mr-3 img-48\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpdm_icon\" alt=\"Icon\"   src=\"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/wp-content\/plugins\/download-manager\/assets\/file-type-icons\/zip.svg\" \/><\/div>\n            <div class=\"media-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"package-title\"><a href='https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/?wpdmpro=windows-update-ps-script-2'>Reconnect Logitech G29 PS Script<\/a><\/h3>\n                <div class=\"text-muted text-small\"><i class=\"fas fa-copy\"><\/i> 1 file(s) <i class=\"fas fa-hdd ml-3\"><\/i> 0.00 KB<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ml-3\">\n                <a href='#unlock' class='wpdm-download-link wpdm-download-locked btn btn-primary ' data-package='361'>Download<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prime95<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prime95 is a great free tool for stress and torture testing your CPU. It will put a lot of workload on the CPU and thereby also test the stability of the CPU, along with L1\/L2\/L3 caches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with CPU, you can stress test the memory controller and RAM, as shown in the picture below. You can do your own custom settings &#8211; or simply do a little bit of everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"523\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image.png 523w, https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-300x209.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prime95 configuration screen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more and download from the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mersenne.org\/download\/\">GIMPS &#8211; Free Prime95 software downloads &#8211; PrimeNet (mersenne.org)<\/a> (https:\/\/www.mersenne.org\/download\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Memtest86+<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do not confuse this with the paid <em>Memtest86<\/em> from PassMark. This software is an open source tool to test your memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Should your memory test show errors, and you have more memory blocks installed &#8211; simply run them one by one to see which one will fail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If none of them fails, try different sockets on the motherboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your tests are very inconsistent, maybe you have a problem with your CPU. Check the CPU is getting enough power, maybe your motherboard has an ATX_V12_2 connector you&#8217;ve missed, or timings on your dual channel memory is wrong. More can be read in the link below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memtest.org\/\">Memtest86+ | The Open-Source Memory Testing Tool<\/a> (https:\/\/www.memtest.org\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a list of useful tools to troubleshoot or stress test your computer: Various Powershell Scripts In order to run the scripts below you<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-343","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=343"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":401,"href":"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/343\/revisions\/401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/binaryvikings.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}