Dear Barry,
Just as an addendum, I had a machine which botted irregularly. It turned
outh that when the Video card was screwed down tight the card lifted from
the other end of the slot enough to break wome contacts. I solved the
problem by placing a shim under the screw
HTH
Joel Bluming
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On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 16:42:17 -0500 Jim Meagher <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>Barry,
>
>Plugging in the wrong type of SIMM will not harm the MoBo (but I've
>seen
>stranger things).
>In most cases, when a PC won't boot after an upgrade, it is usually a
>loose connection.
>
>TRIPLE CHECK every wire connector and make sure they are all plugged
>in
>good and tight.  Even if you didn't unplug it, check it anyway.  While
>working on the RAM you might have jostled and jiggled something else
>loose.  Also check each and every board and socketed chip.
>
>Jim Meagher
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Barry Marx <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>>I am trying to help a friend upgrade the RAM in a DECpc LPX 433sx
>that he
>>recently bought used.  It is a 486 system with 8 MB Ram, and a
>Pentium OD
>>already installed. (We didn't have any documentation initially,
>although
>I
>>just discovered that DEC has the manual online.)
>>
>
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