Good diagnostics freeware

I'm looking for some good diagnostics freeware that could possibly tell me what's wrong with my mac pro.
I redid my system with 10.6 but it is still rebooting alot maybe even more then it was with 10.5 which leads me to believe that it's a hard ware thing not os thing.
So I'm wondering if I can run some software to diagnose what might be the problem, mother board, memory, etc. I just got a new video card 4 months ago so I don't think it's that.
I don't have my 10.6 or 10.5 DVD either.
Thanks
Jason

testest wrote:
I'm looking for some good diagnostics freeware that could possibly tell me what's wrong with my mac pro.
I redid my system with 10.6 but it is still rebooting alot maybe even more then it was with 10.5 which leads me to believe that it's a hard ware thing not os thing.
You're running Snow Leopard, but are posting in the Leopard forum, and your profile says 10.5.5?
So I'm wondering if I can run some software to diagnose what might be the problem, mother board, memory, etc. I just got a new video card 4 months ago so I don't think it's that.
I don't have my 10.6 or 10.5 DVD either.
Why not? The first thing to do is run the +Apple Hardware Test.+ It's tailored to your specific Mac's hardware, and was on one of the discs that came with it. If you don't have it, call AppleCare (800-275-2273). They'll send a replacement set for a nominal fee.
If you don't have your Snow Leopard disc, you're technically not licensed to run Snow Leopard. And you can't repair file system problems on your internal HD, restore from Time Machine backups, or reinstall OSX if needed. While you're on the phone with AppleCare, get a retail Snow Leopard disc, too.
Once you get them, if your Mac will burn dual-layer DVDs, copy them. See +Duplicating a Disk+ in Disk Utility's Help.
Also make one or two partitions of 8-10 GB on a hard drive, and copy them there via the Restore tab of Disk Utility. You can then boot and run from them there rather than the discs (and they'll boot and run much faster from there, too).

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