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Name: Tony
Date: June 9, 2002 at 07:05:42 Pacific
Subject: pc not booting up
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when pc boots up it only gets to
Pentium 111-mmx cpu at 500mhz
it has done this before and after stripping it down it booted up again ok now 6 month down the line it doing it again stripped it down once a again an still does not boot up i have upluged an took cards out an tryed booting an its just the same
thankyou
Tony


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Response Number 1
Name: Fred
Date: June 9, 2002 at 22:20:41 Pacific
Subject: pc not booting up
Reply: (edit)

Most likely rogue memory. If you have more than one module take them all out except one and try it. If no change try a different on on its own.

If you only had one module to start with try changing it. You don't need a large module to prove the point.


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Response Number 2
Name: Tony
Date: June 10, 2002 at 08:25:39 Pacific
Subject: pc not booting up
Reply: (edit)

thanks for reply fred
but i have done this an no change still the same
any more idears mate
or anyone with idears what it could be
could it be the motherboard ??


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Response Number 3
Name: Tony
Date: June 11, 2002 at 03:55:36 Pacific
Subject: pc not booting up
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i have just tryed a hardrive out of another pc to rule that out an its still the same
does this now point to the motherboard
anyone any idears
before i go out an buy a motherboard to find that its not the motherboard
please help
any idears would be much appreciated
thanks
Tony


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Response Number 4
Name: Tiny
Date: June 11, 2002 at 04:08:59 Pacific
Subject: pc not booting up
Reply: (edit)

also could it be the cpu as it does say
Pentium 111-mmx cpu at 500mhz
memory check here

boots up normal but then stops not giving a memory check


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