Cracking the case shouldn't be feared, I've done it many times, and I've
almost never damaged anything.
Recommendations:
Unplug it (I've seen this in previous posts), it used to be better to
leave it plugged in pre-ATX, given ATX's always powered on to some
extent, it's best to unplug it
Fred Wittekind wrote:
Cracking the case shouldn't be feared, I've done it many times, and I've
almost never damaged anything.
Additional suggestion: unplug, *THEN* push the start button and hold it in
for at least 8 sec. One thing I notice when I start that is that the LED
on the NIC lights,
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote:
Asus and the like don't make BIOS, they get it from AMI or Phoenix or
whatever. It will usually say in POST screens or in the setup itself;
failing that, it might be etched on the chip itself.
Thanks. That enabled me to find
On 08 July 2014 @16:02 zulu, Michael Hennebry wrote:
I certainly do not want to have to buy some more DDR2 memory.
Usually, memory sticks just need to be removed and reseated, not replaced.
The gold plating is supposed to prevent oxidation of the contact
surfaces, but it can wear off (0.4
On Jul 8, 2014 10:02 AM, Michael Hennebry henne...@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu
wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote:
Asus and the like don't make BIOS, they get it from AMI or Phoenix or
whatever. It will usually say in POST screens or in the setup itself;
failing that, it might be
Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote:
Asus and the like don't make BIOS, they get it from AMI or Phoenix or
whatever. It will usually say in POST screens or in the setup itself;
failing that, it might be etched on the chip itself.
Thanks. That enabled me to find
Darr247 wrote:
On 08 July 2014 @16:02 zulu, Michael Hennebry wrote:
I certainly do not want to have to buy some more DDR2 memory.
Usually, memory sticks just need to be removed and reseated, not replaced.
The gold plating is supposed to prevent oxidation of the contact
surfaces, but it can
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote:
On Jul 8, 2014 10:02 AM, Michael Hennebry henne...@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu
wrote:
The beep codes say memory.
I ran memtest86 overnight and it passed.
That said, I'm not sure how good memtest86 is.
Could you suggest a memory test program that might find
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote:
Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote:
Asus and the like don't make BIOS, they get it from AMI or Phoenix or
whatever. It will usually say in POST screens or in the setup itself;
failing that, it might be etched on the
Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote:
Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote:
Asus and the like don't make BIOS, they get it from AMI or Phoenix or
whatever. It will usually say in POST screens or in the setup itself;
failing that, it
On 07/08/2014 07:37 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote:
Said predecessor was my first computer.
The first time I cracked its case,
I zapped a video card installing a new hard disk.
Never install anything while PC is plugged into power socket.
--
Ljubomir
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
On 07/08/2014 07:37 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote:
Said predecessor was my first computer.
The first time I cracked its case,
I zapped a video card installing a new hard disk.
Never install anything while
On Tue, Jul 08, 2014 at 02:08:36PM -0400, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote:
Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote:
Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote:
Asus and the like don't make BIOS, they get it from AMI or Phoenix or
whatever. It will
On 07/08/2014 11:03 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
On 07/08/2014 07:37 PM, Michael Hennebry wrote:
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, Pete Travis wrote:
Said predecessor was my first computer.
The first time I cracked its case,
I zapped a video card installing
On Tue, 8 Jul 2014, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote:
I service PC's for 14 years (professionally), and never had anything
zapped. And I do not use anti-static wrists. So it is strange to hear
that you had part zapped on first opening. That is all.
Given my track record, you can see why I'd like to
Michael Hennebry wrote:
On boot, my computer has been beeping at me and
showing the BIOS screen for almost two minutes.
During that time, it does not respond to tab or delete.
Where do I find the beep codes for a
MSI K9N SLI Platinum Series motherboard?
My google-fu has failed me.
google
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote:
Michael Hennebry wrote:
On boot, my computer has been beeping at me and
showing the BIOS screen for almost two minutes.
During that time, it does not respond to tab or delete.
Where do I find the beep codes for a
MSI K9N SLI Platinum Series
On Jul 7, 2014 5:40 PM, Michael Hennebry henne...@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu
wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote:
Michael Hennebry wrote:
On boot, my computer has been beeping at me and
showing the BIOS screen for almost two minutes.
During that time, it does not respond to tab
On 07/08/2014 02:00 AM, Pete Travis wrote:
On Jul 7, 2014 5:40 PM, Michael Hennebry henne...@web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu
wrote:
On Mon, 7 Jul 2014, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote:
Michael Hennebry wrote:
On boot, my computer has been beeping at me and
showing the BIOS screen for almost two minutes.
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