<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=windows-1252" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 09/06/14 21:58, Andy Ball wrote: </div> <blockquote cite="mid:CAKvZMofh-oGPF9c6HAvpEnGWN1jxMz4ePPO6pKrNTOB8-oEF+g@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> Hey everybody, Looking for some help and tips. I am currently running Ubuntu 12.04 (64bit) I am having some crash issues lately and suspect Hard drive or CPU issues are there tools that are recommended to help identify what the problem might be. Not the best with command line so graphical tools are desired. I am looking at upgrading from 12.04 to 14.04 I leaning towards fresh install. My main concern is keeping Virtual Box machines from breaking most of them are on an external drive is there something I need to be aware of and back up. Thanks, Andy <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> </blockquote> It's unlikely that your CPU is at fault. The few times I've ever seen a CPU go bad, the system wouldn't stay up for more than a few seconds. Much more likely is bad memory. A system that comes up and then crashes can do that with bad memory. The memtest86+ CD will let you test memory easily. I'm not up on Linux tools to test disks, but I have used disk manufacturers disk test tools with generally good results. dd is also useful, when reading a raw partition. As far as upgrading goes, I always make a full backup first, and then also make a backup of /etc and other places that hold config files onto a usb stick, so I can use them when building the new system. --STeve Andre' </body> </html>