In article <mi6phvoltodpsku9k2pbtjc9a2hblubv31@4ax.com>, Tim J.
<tj66821@usa.not> writes
On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:50:42 +0100, Alan Harding
<Alan@harding.demon.co.uk> wrote:
I've spent four days trying to get a PC to work consistently. I've lost
count of the reinstalls. I've tried three hard drives, two CD drives,
two motherboards (each with its own processor) and innumerable leads.
I'm due to take it to London tomorrow, and it's no more stable than it
was when I brought it up. It just falls over differently. And
differently for each reinstall too.
Tomorrow it gets gutted, and the unwanted remains get beaten into a
ploughshare with a lump hammer I have craftily pre-positioned.
And I start with anew case, and test each part as it goes in...
Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a large bar of chocolate and a pint of
beer to get through before I calm down. I deserve them.
I still think it's Bill Gate's fault, even if it is hardware.
I didn't see you mention memory. RAM failure can give you the
unpredictable results you are experiencing. But fear not, I've been
messing around with these beasts for over 25 years now, and I've been
down your road many, many times. Somehow, I always seem to find the
answer, even if it takes a month or so.
It took me a week or so, but it's working fine now. It may have been
memory - I treated the motherboard/cpu/RAM as one unit, and swapped a
new one in. I'll get around to checking the old unit sooner or later.
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Alan@harding.demon.co.uk = Alan Harding =
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The opinions given above may be mine. They might also
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