Before fearing the worst, try the simple solutions. Having the RAM tested is a great step. A slot will rarely (if ever) go bad on it's own. Heat causing the plastic to warp (although, if this happens, your computer stopped running long ago) or inserting a DIMM incorrectly so you damage the slot/pins. You may want to take a can of compressed air and blow out the slots. It could be possible that the contacts are dirty, checking the contacts on the DIMM might be a good idea as well.
-Robyn On Thursday, August 15, 2002, at 10:26 PM, Sara Hartman wrote: > I have a c600. About a month ago it refused to start up. I removed one > of > the 64MB RAM sticks and everything was peachy. But today it refused > again to start up so I took out the other stick. It will start up > (barely) > but I can't do anything with just the 16MB on the motherboard. My > husband is > going to try to have the RAM tested tomorrow, but I am wondering whether > the slots can go bad. If so, is that a sign that the whole motherboard > is > failing? I guess it doesn't matter much, because I can't do anything as > it > is. -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
