Detect if a hardware device is working or not in C#

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Is it possible in C# to detect that any hardware attached to computer has stopped working! If yes then how?

Depends on the hardware. This needs more data in order to be answerable. — Marc LaFleur, Jul 12 '11 at 12:17
I want to create a general software.That will intimate user about any hardware(Periphrel) attached to computer failure. — Zain Ali, Jul 12 '11 at 12:19

Martin · Answer 1 · 2011-07-12T12:59:54.990

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Depending on the type of hardware, WMI tells you lots about the hardware. Specifically, here is a list of hardware that WMI can provide information about.

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answered Jul 12 '11 at 12:17

Martin

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Can you reference any example. – Zain Ali Jul 12 '11 at 12:20
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Search this site, for example http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3477077/get-pcs-monitor-information-using-net-wmi – Martin Jul 12 '11 at 12:24

Detect if a hardware device is working or not in C#

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