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Memory test fail
Name: Fred Date: January 10, 2000 at 07:34:11 Pacific
Comment:
I got an error message during posting.
cpu found memory test ok hard drive found cd-drive found memory test fail f1 to continue f2 to setup
I checked extended memory and basic memory by norton utilities. There was no problem in the hardware. What's the problem?? Thanks
Name: ale52 Date: January 10, 2000 at 08:41:00 Pacific
Reply:
Fred, Most likely you have one of the chips on one of the simms/dimms defective. try removing the simm/dimm one at a time (if you have more than one). when you remove the defective one all your checks at boot up should go ok. to confirm the defective one, remove the one that just worked & replace it with the suspect one. You don't say how much ram you have or how many simms/dimms you have. If you have simms you need at least 2 to complete a bank, as with dimms you only need one to complete a bank.
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Response Number 2
Name: mobi Date: August 3, 2001 at 08:18:28 Pacific
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thx i needed this info to now i found my prob... and i fixed it
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