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Name: suzanb
Date: October 19, 2009 at 09:39:04 Pacific
OS: Windows xp
Product: Dell Dimension 4600 desktop
Subcategory: Hard Drives
Comment:

I installed new hard drive and 4 new mem cards. Now the keyboard and lcd screen does not work. I have checked all connections and everything is secure. Any ideas?



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Name: jam
Date: October 19, 2009 at 10:13:46 Pacific
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The problem with making two changes at once is now you don't know which of them is causing the problem.

If the HDD you installed is PATA/IDE, make sure you set the jumpers correctly. And if the new drive is sharing a cable with another drive, you should double check the jumper on the existing drive as well. One must be master & the other must be slave...or both set to cable select.

As for the memory, try taking out 3 sticks & see if the system will boot with just one.


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