HD trouble?
in [Windows XP]
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From: Bill Cunningham on 15 Dec 2009 18:15 "Paul" <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote in message news:hg7d94$l44$1(a)aioe.org... > When handling RAM > > 1) Turn off all power on the computer. Make sure the switch > on the back is off. > 2) Use an antistatic bag to hold the RAM, while you're making changes. > 3) Use a wrist strap, whose purpose is to hold you at the same > potential as the computer chassis. > > http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2479151 > > 4) Make sure you're inserting the RAM correctly. Align the key > with the slot. Make sure the RAM is fully seated, and both > latches are flush against the side of the RAM. Don't turn on > power to the computer, until the RAM is safely in place. If > crooked, the wrong contacts could make contact and ruin the RAM > when the power is applied. One poster even tried to saw a new > slot in the RAM to make it fit - don't do that :-) If the slot > doesn't match the key, you bought the wrong kind of RAM > (FPM/EDO, SDRAM, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, RDRAM etc). I have a 1 meg Ohm resistor in a wrist strap. It has a clip to clip onto the computer chassis. Would that keep from harming the componets? Bill
From: Paul on 16 Dec 2009 06:11 Bill Cunningham wrote: > "Paul" <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote in message news:hg7d94$l44$1(a)aioe.org... > >> When handling RAM >> >> 1) Turn off all power on the computer. Make sure the switch >> on the back is off. >> 2) Use an antistatic bag to hold the RAM, while you're making changes. >> 3) Use a wrist strap, whose purpose is to hold you at the same >> potential as the computer chassis. >> >> http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2479151 >> >> 4) Make sure you're inserting the RAM correctly. Align the key >> with the slot. Make sure the RAM is fully seated, and both >> latches are flush against the side of the RAM. Don't turn on >> power to the computer, until the RAM is safely in place. If >> crooked, the wrong contacts could make contact and ruin the RAM >> when the power is applied. One poster even tried to saw a new >> slot in the RAM to make it fit - don't do that :-) If the slot >> doesn't match the key, you bought the wrong kind of RAM >> (FPM/EDO, SDRAM, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, RDRAM etc). > > I have a 1 meg Ohm resistor in a wrist strap. It has a clip to clip onto > the computer chassis. Would that keep from harming the componets? > > Bill > The ESD wrist strap, is for safely helping to bring things to the same potential (equipotential). Yes, it is a better solution while working on the computer, than zapping things with your fingers. At one time, a RAM purchase may have included a paper (disposable) wrist strap. Having your own proper wrist strap, means being able to reuse it at a future date. Paul
From: Paul on 16 Dec 2009 06:13 Bill Cunningham wrote: > "Paul" <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote in message news:hg7d94$l44$1(a)aioe.org... > >> Your hard drive is Seagate, so you can go to their site and get a >> copy of Seatools for DOS. I run mine from a floppy. The download >> provides all the software necessary to make a standalone bootable >> test floppy. Boot from the floppy, then select the drive to test. >> The test is read-only. > > I kind of thought so. I don't have in the computer a 3.5" floppy or > floppy of any kind nor an external one. Would these tests work then? > > Bill > Seagate offers more than one option, so find a method that matches your available hardware. I use floppy, because all my machines have a floppy. Check the web page and see what other options they offer. Paul
From: Smiles on 16 Dec 2009 09:47 try a disk utility for checking disk info I like hdsdos.zip from http://www.hdsentinel.com/ Bill Cunningham wrote: > My computer has been giving me fits reseting itself all the time. I > removed all partitions and reformatted everything so it can't be malware. I > have SMART enabled in the bios and don't seem to be getting HD failure from > it or windows. I get the "blue screen of death" though quite abit and I see > codes in the registers. I don't know HD failure codes so I don't really know > what's going on. My model number is st300021a. I don't know how to run a HD > diagnostic online. > > Bill > >
From: Bill Cunningham on 16 Dec 2009 17:31
"Paul" <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote in message news:hgaf83$lf8$1(a)aioe.org... > The ESD wrist strap, is for safely helping to bring things to the > same potential (equipotential). Yes, it is a better solution while > working on the computer, than zapping things with your fingers. > At one time, a RAM purchase may have included a paper (disposable) > wrist strap. Having your own proper wrist strap, means being > able to reuse it at a future date. Is there any way to run a voltage or continuity test with a multi meter on the ram sticks? To see if they're good. Bill |