I'd look for a more knowledgeable tech. . .4-6 months. . .pure hogwash, Any PC circuit can go bad without it being a power surge or spike.
Just yesterday I picked up a generic stick of 512-DDR PC2100 memory. Installed it in an empty slot. The system would boot to the point of recognize the correct count of memory and hang. Main Processor: AMD Athlon) MP 1700+ Memory Testing: 52488K OK CPU Real Clock: 1466MHz (133x11.0) FSB 266 I pulled out all 3 sticks of memory and re-installed the new 512 stick, and the same thing. So I removed the new ram, and installed each of the other 3, one at a time and booted after each one, no problem. So I took it back of course and got a refund, didn't want to take a chance on any more of that batch of memory. Ed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Kaulback" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2002 7:09 PM Subject: Re: PCWorks: surge suppressors I don't agree with that at all either. Maybe a bad power supply, fans, or poor board. 4 to 6 years is accurate, more if they are battery backup. Peter Kaulback In the hour of 05:39 PM 4/13/2002 -0800, Lee Ross spoke this: >Listers, > >I was just talking to a tech about a motherboard burning up after 2 months >of use. He told me that there was a possibility that both of my older surge >suppressors were probably no good anymore and that they only last 4 to 6 >months. I'm not buying that statement. The only time my computer is on is >when I'm using it and I know there were no spikes during that period of >time. Of course, there's always a possibility. What does the list think >about this? > >Lee Ross ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
