In a message dated 10/14/99 12:57:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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<< I have checked.  The plugs are firmly connected.
 But I do see the ligths on the keyboard flash briefly on then off and light
on the front of the system unit.  I also hear the fan running at the back of
the box.
 What next?
 I hope this will help you helping me.
 Thanks in advance
  >>
I had a similar problem. Turns out the cpu was bad. If you can swap out video
card, memory, and cpu (one at a time) with a known good component, this might
help you find the culprit.

Reinaldo Rodriguez

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