Troubleshooting Flowchart

This chart can help you systematically search for a problem or a broken component and guide you to find the best fix for your situation.
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Flowchart

Wait foran expert Is itcritical tofix now? Does itworknow? Check powerand otherconnections,restart thedevice Does itworknow? Checkoperatingmanual ordo a websearch Are youoperatingit right? No Yes No Operateaccording tothe manual Done Yes Canyou IDthe faultycomp.? Yes No Is therean inputto it? Can youreplace it? No No Yes Yes Treat thedisassembledcomponentas the faultysystem Done Yes Treat itemprovidinginputs as thefaulty system Whichone is theproblem? Does itworknow? Yes Done Move to alarger groupof system &check all No Did youfind thefault? Treat thefaultycomp. aspotentiallybroken Yes No Identifycomponentsthat may berelated tothe way thesystem ismisbehaving Somethingis broken Done Replace thecomponent Check eachcomponentand trysimple tocheck, cheapto fix, andeasy to getto comp.sfirst Replace thecomponent Can youdisassembleit? Improviseor STOP Improviseor STOP OR No Yes Yes No Use caution No Is itworth toinvestigatefurther? No Yes Whichis easier todiagnose? Comp. Input Measurethe inputs Test it witha test stand Input Comp. Yes Is it aneasy fix? No Simply fixthe issue

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