Good advice (as usual from Larry). You might also let memtest run on it for a while to try and pinpoint the failure.
Dazed_75 wrote: > It could just be the heat buildup. Try to verify that the fan is > working and check for dust buildup. Canned air works pretty good for > blowing those things out. You might want to try that first before > spending money to have someone else fix it. > > You could also monitor temperatures with one of the sensor programs and > see how much higher it gets with both sticks in place than with only one. > > On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 6:16 AM, Mark Phillips > <m...@phillipsmarketing.biz <mailto:m...@phillipsmarketing.biz>> wrote: > > I have an old Dell Latitude c640 that needs some repair work. I am > looking for recommendations for local repair shops. > > The laptop was running just fine with two 512 MB memory sticks. Then > it started freezing up after it warmed up. If I only use one memory > stick, it works just fine, although a little slow. I ran the Dell > memory diagnostic on each stick individually, and both passed. > Before I junk it, I thought I would see how much it would cost to > fix it. > > Thanks, > > Mark > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > <mailto:PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry > > The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain > occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive. > - Thomas Jefferson > -- -Eric 'shubes' --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
