Hardware problems can be a fault in or related to an electrical or electronic component, or possibly the setup, installation, or configuration of a component, which leads to the malfunction or failure of an entire computer. However, what may appear to be a hardware problem can be a software-caused issue. At the risk of being obvious, a major difference between a hardware problem and a software problem is that a hardware problem typically requires you to open or remove the system case, as opposed to simply applying a patch.
Hardware problems
Identifying a hardware problem
Some computer problems are difficult to pin down as either software or hardware issues. While there are some that are just obvious, such as smoke coming...
