Posts by Pyrobob83

I might have some for ya - I just figured out one of my 2 slots is dead - so I'm looking to replace my 2x512mb with a single 1gb. PM me so I remember to get back to you.

Quote: Originally Posted by Pyrobob83 Hey Gellert, glad to hear you're sorted. Just out of curiosity, is your RAM at full capacity since you reseated them? I appear to be running at half, so I'm guessing one's dead...

Hey Gellert, glad to hear you're sorted. Just out of curiosity, is your RAM at full capacity since you reseated them? I appear to be running at half, so I'm guessing one's dead

I think I found the solution - see this thread: http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...47#post2861847

I think I've found the problem - after lots of fiddling around, the problem seemed to resolve itself when I removed the RAM, cleaned the contacts and put them back in. My system properties is now showing 512 RAM though, so I'm...

If you read the thread below this one, the exact same thing has just happened to me (and a few others before). On a few occasions (including how I'm writing this post), I've managed to power up by removing the power cable (ie from the...

When was the last time you cleaned out your heatsink of the dust bunnies? Check out this guide (model is different in the pics, but you get the idea)

And it's just happened to me Any resolutions?!

No ideas?

Hey guys, After 3.5 years of a solid use from my beloved 8890, I finally started to see some strange signs, which have me wondering how long I have left. The other day, completely out of the blue, I booted up to find 3 really strange...