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Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system.It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again.
An intermittent fault, often called simply an "intermittent" [citation needed] (or anecdotally "interfailing" [citation needed]), is a malfunction of a device or system that occurs at intervals, usually irregular, in a device or system that functions normally at other times.
A hardware bug is a bug in computer hardware.It is the hardware counterpart of software bug, a defect in software.A bug is different from a glitch which describes an undesirable behavior as more quick, transient and repeated than constant, and different from a quirk which is a behavior that may be considered useful even though not intentionally designed.
In engineering, a fault is a defect or problem in a system that causes it to fail or act abnormally. The ISO document 10303-226 defines fault as an abnormal condition or defect at the component, equipment, or sub-system level which may lead to a failure. The United States Glossary of Telecommunication Terms defines fault for telecommunications as:
With most mass-market personal computers, an MCE indicates faulty or misconfigured hardware. The nature and causes of MCEs can vary by architecture and generation of system. In some designs, an MCE is always an unrecoverable error, that halts the machine, requiring a reboot.
Hardware failure, such as a head crash in a hard disk. A software crash or freeze, resulting in data not being saved. Software bugs or poor usability, such as not confirming a file delete command. Business failure (vendor bankruptcy), where data is stored with a software vendor using Software-as-a-service and SaaS data escrow has not been ...
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A sudden fail-open fault can cause multiple secondary failures if it is fast and the circuit contains an inductance; this causes large voltage spikes, which may exceed 500 volts. A broken metallisation on a chip may thus cause secondary overvoltage damage. [1]