Re: [SLUG] hardware issue

From: Mike Branda (mike@wackyworld.tv)
Date: Mon Aug 08 2005 - 14:57:41 EDT


On Mon, 2005-08-08 at 14:10 -0400, Alex Harris wrote:
> I checked for bent pins, and the cpu orientation (I did not touch the
> memory or the IDE cables).

Yeah, but they could have gotten bumped. A good percentage of POST
issues we've dealt with are RAM. Try pulling it and use some computer
safe dust remover to blow the slots out. Then re-seat the RAM.

It's at least worth a shot. Just make sure you're grounded to the box
and you've pretty much got nothing to lose.

Mike Branda Jr.

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