Wood, Mary wrote:
> Here's a specific query:
>
> Can a damaged memory chip fry a motherboard?
I'm not sure if it can fry a motherboard, but it CAN cause all
sorts of wierd-and-wonderful reactions.
Hm. My Other Half tells me he once fried a CPU and power supply by
plugging a whole bank of 16
Here's a specific query:
Can a damaged memory chip fry a motherboard?
I'm reading in my nice big PC maintenance bible that a
sudden surge or drop in power can damage a memory chip.
The user did indeed wind up shutting down the PC by
cutting off the surge strip. If that damaged the memory
chip