Recent content by davidmac27

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    Shipped working PC to brother - now won't boot

    I'm not sure if it is new or old. It is PC800 and there are 3 slots (3x256). Thanks, Davdi
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    Shipped working PC to brother - now won't boot

    All - thanks for all the good responses. Here is where we are so far: I had my brother remove the mobo from the PC and re-attach it. He installed the 3 sticks of RAMBUS memory, the AGP card and the CPU. It still doesn't boot (no beeps, monitor doesn't come on, all fans work and the HDs spin...
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    Shipped working PC to brother - now won't boot

    Sorry, not trying to be smart but what are post codes and how do I read them if the PC isn't powering up the video or making any beeps when I turn it on?
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    Shipped working PC to brother - now won't boot

    I shipped a working PC to my brother and it didn't work when he turned it on. We found that the heatsink/CPU (P4 2.4Ghz) had partially pulled out of the socket during shipping and some pins were bent. He carefully re-bent all the pins and fit the P4 back into the socket and clamped down the...
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    Anyone have Intel's Black PCB 865PE MB?

    I have an Intel 865PERLK board on its way. I read about some problems with memory stability in one of the AnandTech articles. Can anyone point me to memory that would be reliable with this board? I'm looking for two 512MB sticks. Thanks, David:confused: