At 9:28 AM -0600, 11/23/07, Linda wrote: >So, please tell us, how do you test for bad RAM if you don't hang >onto the original? Users always have at least two DIMM / SIMM. Remove one, then see if the problem goes away. Then test the other. The two don't go bad at the same time. RAM typically lasts a lifetime and rarely goes bad but being able to run the system on one stick is surely enough a test for anyone. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Robert Ameeti "The most important seed I can sow in this life is my children, and the love and knowledge that I can bestow upon them and the help I can give them." ~ Steven Seagal <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>