[PLUG] Suspected hardware problem

John Purser jmpurser at gmail.com
Wed May 10 13:23:18 UTC 2006


On Wed, 10 May 2006 00:06:16 -0700 (PDT)
Robert Kopp <iconoklastic at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Occasionally the display on my computer freezes and
> the computer must be rebooted. This occurs no matter
> what OS I am using.
> 
> The RAM is apparently good (1 GB DDR 400): I ran
> Memtest all night without any errors. Could it be the
> CPU? The drive controller? Are there software
> diagnostics I could run to find out? 
> 
> 
> 
> Robert "Tim" Kopp
> http://analytic.tripod.com/
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Have you tried buying a newer and faster computer for yourself and
giving the old one to your wife/girlfriend/kids/parents?  This approach
has been well nigh infallible for me for years.

John Purser

-- Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits. -- Mark Twain



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