I would also try a different power supply, after a few years the caps could
be dried out and not filtering correctly.  Switching noise from the power
supply can really raise hell with digital circuits causing seemingly random
behavior.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kent Schumacher [mailto:kent at structural-wood.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 9:38 AM
To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org
Subject: Re: [TCLUG] Dying Computer [OT]


Mike Hicks wrote:
> 
> Jim Crumley <crumley at belka.space.umn.edu> wrote:
> >
> > So here's a situation for the hardware doctors in the house.
> >
> > My Pentium 200 MMX at home seems to be dying.
> [snip]
> > So any hints on what I should try? Is it probably my motherboard?
> 
> Hmm.  Try pulling out all of the cards in the system.  Leave the memory
> in.  Turn on the system.  Presuming that your video card is a card and not
> onboard, you should hear some beeps (often 8).  Start adding pieces back
> in, until the system doesn't work again, or maybe it'll start working
> again..
> 
> If you couldn't get anything to happen when all of the pieces were taken
> out, then you most likely have a problem with the memory or the
> motherboard.  Make sure the memory is seated properly, and maybe try to
> borrow some RAM from someone for testing.
> 
If after doing all of the above it still doesn't boot, try clearing the
BIOS (usually you do this by shifting a motherboard jumper to an alternate
position and then shifting it back).
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