Hardware Test Guides
Each guide walks one problem end to end: how to connect the device, which numbers matter, what the verdict means, and what to do about it. Test guides tell you whether something is wrong; fix guides tell you what to do next. Pick the one that matches your gear.
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Methodology
Controller guides
How to Test Controller Drift (PS5, Xbox, Switch Pro)
Connect the pad, let it rest, and read the raw axis values a warranty agent will ask for.
Stick Drift Fix: Clean It or Replace It?
The decision path from confirming the fault to a permanent module swap, warranty math included.
Keyboard guides
How to Test Keyboard Chatter (and Find the Bad Switch)
Tell a failing switch apart from software ghosts, one key at a time, in about ten minutes.
How to Fix Keyboard Chatter (Clean, Swap or Claim)
Cleaning that buys weeks, hot-swap swaps that take five minutes, and the warranty rule to check first.
Keyboard Rollover and Ghosting, Explained
Why a keyboard drops a key, what 6KRO really means, and which limits are worth replacing hardware over.
Mouse guides
How to Test Your Mouse for the Double-Click Bug
Twenty clicks per button, then read the gap values that separate a worn switch from interference.
How to Fix the Mouse Double-Click Bug
Rule out settings, clean the switch, replace it — and know when the warranty is worth more than DIY.
How to Check Your Mouse DPI (Without Special Hardware)
The 360° method, native versus interpolated DPI, and how to keep your sensitivity on a new mouse.
Other device checks
- How to Test Your Webcam Before a Meeting
- How to Test Your Microphone in the Browser
- How to Test Speakers & Headphones — Find the Fault
- How to Test for Dead Pixels (and Stuck Pixels)
- How to Fix a Stuck Pixel (and What Will Not Work)
- Headphones One Side Not Working — Find the Fault
- Why Is My Webcam Grainy? Lighting, Settings, Fixes
- Fix Microphone Static, Hiss and Hum — Step by Step
- Used Phone Inspection Checklist — 8 Checks Before You Pay