[NBLUG/talk] Weirdness: BIOS POST lockups

[Robert P. Thille]

On May 22, 2007, at 8:34 AM, Sean wrote:

> Have you run memtest86 or some other RAM checker? Perhaps move the RAM
> to different slots just in case one of the slots is having a problem?

I've had computers for about 25 years now, and until last year I  
never had RAM go bad just sitting in a machine, but last year, one of  
the two 512MB SODIMMs in my Powerbook G3 went bad.  I was glad I went  
with a reputable seller (crucial), since the replacement was pretty  
painless (once I figured out that's why my machine was crashing  
intermitently...)

So, it certainly could be the RAM going bad.

Robert

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