Patrick Black wrote:

> Can a bad memory SIMM or DIMM (SDRAM) prevent a computer from booting,
> that when you turn it on, everything gets power (mobo, processor, etc.),
> nothing on screen, that sort of thing.  Can memory prevent boot up?

Yes. I have seen computers (Dell) with bad sdram chip that refused to boot
at all. (when got replacement chip, those computers were just fine)

Jun

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