Hello Ultra,

Friday, May 24, 2002, 3:08:44 PM, you wrote:

U> May I add a bit of my $0.02 to Mark's post?

U> I have see exactly problem some years ago, back to that time, I had a guy
U> who returned a mobo said it won't post, however, I couldn't repeat the fault
U> at my workshop.  Unless we worked out that at his well air-conditioned
U> computer room (in a big company), the temp was much lower than my no
U> air-condition workshop.

U> This could be a problem that some where on mobo, there is a broken
U> connection, that only get connected when it's warm. In my case, it was some
U> where around CPU socket area.

U> Jun Qian

Yes, I have the same problem with my old VGA display!
Note that metallization in many- layer plates can be broken
mechanically. Pressing on some mobo edges the connection can be
restored.



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