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Computer shuts off with two RAMs
Name: aaaaabc Date: September 25, 2008 at 00:03:54 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: Pentium 4, 3.2GHz, 1GB RA
Comment:
Hi
My computer shuts down like 5-10 seconds after I boot up (so doesn't even get to Windows loading). I have two sticks of 512MB heatsinked RAM in there, and this doesn't happen if I remove either one. But if I have both then it does.
The motherboard/CPU/RAM has been used by it's previous owner and they never said anything so not sure what the problem is.
Name: aaaaabc Date: September 25, 2008 at 02:10:47 Pacific
Reply:
Hmm now it makes no difference with the RAM, so it can't be that. I think it might be the CPU over heating, though it has a heatsink and fan and everything on it, how can I test this??
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Response Number 2
Name: aaaaabc Date: September 25, 2008 at 03:22:50 Pacific
Reply:
Don't worry, turns out the heat sync wasn't level..
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