Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hi to all, just joined the board. My name is Vickie and I own and operate a repair shop just north of Houston in The Woodlands. No I am not trying to generate business - have enough of that locally - I just thought that in the DIY community there might be interest in the scrap boards and such that we send to recyclers every week. Learning this industry can get to be expensive - so I thought I might be able to spread some knowledge around or at least some hardware to gain it on.

Been fixing hardware for 20 years...

Re: Unusual computer problem

You probably have onboard video and sound components, if the board initializes correctly - you have sound and video. If not, no sound or video. Some things that you can check are the memory (google Microsoft Memtest) and the power supply. Either of these two items will cause the behaviors that you describe. Check the board for bad caps also - will cause intermittant problems that vary with heat.

Unfortunately, some shops will just reimage the harddrive to try to fix the problem. As you found out, usually doesn't work!

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