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shutdown and restart problems
Name: Johnwd Date: February 16, 2003 at 16:31:10 Pacific OS: Win 98 CPU/Ram: Duron 1.2/ 256 Ram
Comment:
I recently installed a new motherboard (MSI-6340), processor(Duron 1.2), and ram(256 PC133). After installing them, I reinstalled Windows 98 (first edition). Now I can't use the start menu to shut down or restart my computer. Icons go away, and screen goes black. Then nothing. I could shut down and restart after installing new hardware, until I reinstalled Windows. My restart button works, and so does ctrl+alt+del, and sometimes my power button works, as long as i didn't just try to shut down. I found patches for the problem with windows 98SE, but can't find any help for the regular, first edition. Can anyone help me? Thanks.
Name: wasabee Date: February 17, 2003 at 06:58:16 Pacific
Reply:
it might be a bad or incompatible RAM, things usually can go fine for a while with new RAM, but as soon as some memory is accessed things go haywire....you get any blue screens? vx..errors?
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Name: johnwd Date: February 17, 2003 at 08:14:48 Pacific
Reply:
no problems like that. Only problems I'm having are with the shutdown/ restart, screen goes black, no response. I purchased the RAM with the MB and processor. They came as a package deal from the company.
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