Re: [techtalk] More on hardware woes

2001-03-08 Thread jenn
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

[techtalk] More on hardware woes

2001-03-08 Thread Wood, Mary
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