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Name: Bonnie Sue Date: August 26, 2009 at 09:09:58 Pacific OS: Windows Vista CPU/Ram: 2gh Subcategory: RAM
Comment:
I installed 2g of ram and installed one backwards which made the computer smell of smoke and beep. I found the problem. One ram was ruined so I used the other one. Computer was running and now it disconnects from internet and says modem not found or connection not found. Did I ruin my computer?
Name: larryf215 Date: August 26, 2009 at 18:31:24 Pacific
Reply:
your lucky it runs at all. Does it shut off? is it still under warranty? "modem not found ", what type of internet are you using?
larry
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Response Number 2
Name: Bonnie Sue Date: August 26, 2009 at 18:45:30 Pacific
Reply:
it is not under warranty and internet iis AOL
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Response Number 3
Name: jam Date: August 26, 2009 at 19:14:56 Pacific
Reply:
Yeah, you're lucky that all you fried was the RAM...you could have trashed the whole system.
"internet iis AOL"
That's not what he meant. Do you use dial-up, DSL or cable internet?
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Response Number 4
Name: Bonnie Sue Date: August 27, 2009 at 02:51:44 Pacific
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internet is dial up. So what do you think is wrong with the computer if it is not fried?
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Response Number 5
Name: larryf215 Date: August 27, 2009 at 16:29:38 Pacific
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"disconnects from internet ", does this mean that you connect, then it disconnects?
larry
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Response Number 6
Name: Cobra_R Date: August 27, 2009 at 16:33:52 Pacific
Reply:
How did you manage to install the ram backwards. What did you do jam the ram in the slot as hard as you can? I surprised you didn't break any of the connections along with frying your motherboard or at the very least your ram slot itself.
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