I noticed one thing missing in that check: the ram. some of the newer
machines won't post or even report
an error code anymore (series of beeps or blinking lights). have you
checked to see if the ram is still good?
was the beep a short single or a long single? was there more than one?
also, the
Good points. Either could have been the problem and I was hoping that
one of them was--much simpler/cheaper to fix. I didn't mention in the
original post, but I did pull the memory sticks one at a time (it had
two 512MB sticks). Barring a sudden failure of both, that wasn't the
problem. I
well, barring psu or ram sticks. if nothing else, the motherboard b0rked
then. it does happen (given
how fragile that electronics really are, I am surprised it doesn't
happen more often)
Mark Jarvis wrote:
Good points. Either could have been the problem and I was hoping that one of
them
My wife's computer suddenly decided to quit displaying ANYTHING--POST
included, even after replacing the video card, video cable, and monitor
with known good ones from my box. I even disconnected ALL peripherals.
I ended up with the conclusion that the motherboard had gone to the
great bit
I forgot to mention that after a motherboard transplant my wife now has
a hot 3GHz system with 2GB memory. I also finally installed the two 250
GB SATA drives that had been sitting around for months waiting for a
good time to put them in.
-mj-
Mark Jarvis wrote:
My wife's computer suddenly
http://fc04.deviantart.com/fs46/i/2009/200/5/a/Computer_hardware_poster_1_7_by_Sonic840.png
is a super chart for differentiating those spare parts in a box. It is
lovely to use on line but if you want a printed copy big enough to read the
small print it will cost you about $50
Dazed_75 a.k.a.
Hey speaking of free hardware, I have 3 CRTs to give away, ranging
14-19.
Is there any want or need for them in this crowd?
If so, I'll also show up at some Stammtisch or other with them.
Regards,
Kaia Taylor
DevSA group -- tis-dco-devsa - jumpword devsa
I had trouble getting rid of some old monitors and computer cases. I
finally put them out in my front yard for big item pickup, and my pile
was raided before dawn. They took literally everything except things
that were pure junk (pieces of wood, etc). It's one way of donating
equipment to
] On Behalf Of
Charles Jones
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 8:34 AM
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Subject: Re: OT: Hardware free to good, bad, or indifferent home
I had trouble getting rid of some old monitors and computer cases. I
finally put them out in my front yard for big item pickup, and my pile
Found a smoking deal on some hardware, didn't realize how literal that was.
I have a generic midtower case, with 380W power supply, a ViewSonic A90f 17
inch CRT monitor, a generic USB optical mouse, and a 104 key PS2 Kensington
keyboard to give away. All items were in working order as of last
Any chance you could bring those to the Avondale stammtisch this month,
on the 17th?
Excerpts from tjones136's message of Tue Jun 09 17:10:53 -0700 2009:
Found a smoking deal on some hardware, didn't realize how literal that was.
I have a generic midtower case, with 380W power supply, a
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:42:03 -0700
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Subject: Re: OT: hardware question
Vaughn Treude wrote:
Hello, everyone. Here's an OT question that is at least
computer-related. :-)
I'm trying
discussion list
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:55 AM
Subject: RE: OT: hardware question
A 300 MHz is going to be a tad slow. The current requirements for FreeGeek
recycled equipment are 500Mhz and the older equipment works great for most
users. After all what are we doing
Vaughn Treude wrote:
Hello, everyone. Here's an OT question that is at least
computer-related. :-)
I'm trying to resurrect an old 300 MHz PC I was using to run an ISA
scope card, and to run an old test suite that only works on - get ready
for this - Windows 95. (It worked fine for
07:42:03 -0700
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Subject: Re: OT: hardware question
Vaughn Treude wrote:
Hello, everyone. Here's an OT question that is at least
computer-related. :-)
I'm trying to resurrect an old 300 MHz PC I was using to run
Hello, everyone. Here's an OT question that is at least
computer-related. :-)
I'm trying to resurrect an old 300 MHz PC I was using to run an ISA
scope card, and to run an old test suite that only works on - get ready
for this - Windows 95. (It worked fine for that.) I was having trouble
I have an old Supermicro ICH3 based dual p2 400mhz board in my storage
bin it has ISA, but also the old 12v supplemental power connector. i
have about 1gb of ram in it i think.
On Sun, Oct 12, 2008 at 6:47 PM, Vaughn Treude [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello, everyone. Here's an OT question that is
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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:47:37 -0700
Hello, everyone. Here's an OT question that is at least
computer-related
-
From: Vaughn Treude [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:47:37 -0700
Hello, everyone. Here's an OT question that is at least
computer-related
I might be interested in it, but don't hold me to it. If somebody else
asks, sell it to them.
But just to let you know, I'm interested in perhaps using it as a server
or something.
AZ Pete wrote:
All,
I have a computer I'm selling. It's a Compaq Deskpro EN (not a tower case)
* 1Ghz PIII
*
Oops... That was supposed to go off-list...
/me slaps Thunderbird silly
It's your fault!
Tuna wrote:
I might be interested in it, but don't hold me to it. If somebody else
asks, sell it to them.
But just to let you know, I'm interested in perhaps using it as a server
or something.
AZ
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