On Thursday 25 April 2002 18:59 pm, Marc,wrote : > >I have disconnected the PS2 connector from the 4 pin terminal on the MB > > and reseated it and the problem went away for a while, now it's back. > > Does this indicate that my MB is on the way out (Yes would be a nice > > answer then I can justify an upgrade from K6 II - 450 to " She who must > > be obeyed") > > If reseating the connector seems to cure the problem seems to cure the > problen for a while you may have plain old fashoned dirt or oxides on the > connector. You may want to get some electronic contact cleaner or tuner > cleaner from almost any electronics supply store or any shop that does > television or electronics repair, spray some on both haves of the connector > then insert and revove it 3 or 4 times and spray both halves again. this > should remove any oxides or other debris that may be causeing a > intermittant or high loss connection.
Thank for the prompt but wholly incorrect answer - the correct answer was "tell her you need a new MB & faster processor" :-)) seriously, thanks, I will try that -- Poogle......... Derby,England ---- Linux MDK 8.2 with kernel 2.4.18-6 mdk using Kmail 1.3.2 7:16pm up 21 min, 2 users, load average: 0.15, 0.21, 0.22
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