Would unseated ram cause these symptoms?
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 9:10 PM, wes <[email protected]> wrote: > Vacuuming is awful for computers. The plastic on the tube is a good source > of static, as well as drawing a bunch of atmospheric air across the > components. That being said, anything is possible, if you nudged something > with the hose you may just get by with re-seating it. Start with the RAM > and move on from there. > > -wes > > > On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 8:53 PM, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I had indications that the CMOS battery needed replacing. In >> preparation for that I vacuumed some dust off the heat sink, the case >> fan, and some random parts of the MB. I tried to remove the battery, >> but was unsuccessful. Before putting much effort into the battery >> removal I was called away to dinner. After dinner I tried to start >> the computer, but got only a momentary spinning of the fans. I have >> since tried wiggling a few of the connectors with no change in >> behaviour. What might I try? What is the chance that the vacuuming >> zapped the MB? >> >> -Denis >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
