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| DaveH:
--- Quote from: John Rudd on November 28, 2011, 09:30:26 AM ---Im leaning towards using the milling machine or lathe to attempt a permanent repair :dremel: Might give the board a poke with big stick and see if I can induce the fault. --- End quote --- Now yer talking ........ :lol: :lol: :lol: :beer: DaveH |
| David Jupp:
The PC in my workshop was free because it kept locking up or even refusing to start properly for previous owner. After lots of internet trawling I found that particular series of Dell machines has an issue with connection between processor and its socket. Problem fixed with half of the cork from a wine bottle jammed between heatsink and the PC case to add some strategic pressure. This just confirms that poor/intermittent contacts as mentioned by others can have major consequences. If the PC is of any age, check electrolytic capacitors on the motherboard for bulging on the end of the can - if you see any this is not a good sign. Whilst it is possible to replace capacitors, I'd either buy a new motherboard, or just junk the PC. Hope you find the issue, be it software or hardware. |
| Troutsqueezer:
IMO, most likely cause is hardware: 1) RAM failure 2) hard drive failure 3) CPU failure (especially given the fact that it is an AMD processor). It sounds like your machine is way behind the times, best to upgrade to a new one at least to get you into the 21st century. Given the increasing role computers play in most people's everyday living experience, it's worth a couple of hundred bucks to make life easier. Chuck it. |
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