Re: [Simply Computers] Problems rebooting old computer

thanks Vince I will try that.

I did try a new ram in each slot and it would work.
I will do it with just two sticks for a while and if it goes down switch
them.
he just does email and plays a couple of games in the evening.

Norrie

Vince Winterling wrote:
> You were on the right track with the memory error. If new memory doesn't
> cure it though you may be looking at replacing the board. Have you tested
> individual slots? You might have one that's no longer working well but if
> the others work you might be able to keep the thing going a while longer.
> --
> Vincent Winterling
> Vineland, NJ
>
> On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Norrie <NorrieDS1634@gmail.com
> <mailto:NorrieDS1634%40gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> > My husband was using an older computer but it failed to reboot.
> >
> > It has an ATX Motherboard VIS KT133+ 686A chipset
> > with Award Bios
> >
> > When he boots it gives one long beep and shuts off again.
> > We first thought it might be a fan (cpu) going out.
> >
> > After reading on the net I thought it might be the Ram (it has 3) was
> > going out but after changing it out it worked for about 2 days and is now
> > up to its old tricks.
> >
> > Any help you can give is appreciated as he wants to do email and surf a
> > bit.
> >
> >
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

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