[mdlug] PC Doesn't boot after moving the box

[Raymond Ingles]

What's the motherboard model? Some need two sticks to boot. Makes finding a
bad one a little trickier, but should be possible.

On Sun, Oct 7, 2018, 11:46 AM Robert James Fulner <fulner at alumni.nmu.edu>
wrote:

> Ray,
>
> I tried that. With just the left memory in, just the right memory in both
> in and neither in. All 4 cases I now have the same problem, that now the
> display will not turn on.
>
> Jim Fulner
> National platform representative, Libertarian Party of Michigan
> 22100 Armada Ridge Rd.,
> Armada, MI 48005
>
> Telephony eliminates confusion 248-971-0259
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 6, 2018 at 4:40 PM Raymond Ingles <sorceror171 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > In that case... I have also seen RAM DIMMs go bad. I had to get one
> > replaced once. I'd pull all but one stick and see if that helps. If not,
> > try one stick at a time.
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 6, 2018, 3:04 PM Robert James Fulner <fulner at alumni.nmu.edu>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I have previously tried resetting the memory to no avail. I hangs
> before
> > I
> > > even get to the option to enter the BIOS. Usually the "Press F12 for
> > BIOS"
> > > shows after this AMD screen does.
> > >
> > >
> > > Jim Fulner
> > > National platform representative, Libertarian Party of Michigan
> > > 22100 Armada Ridge Rd.,
> > > Armada, MI 48005
> > >
> > > Telephony eliminates confusion 248-971-0259
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 3:02 PM Raymond Ingles <sorceror171 at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have seen these new UEFI BIOS systems mess up when new hardware is
> > > > installed, and change their boot drive in the settings spontaneously.
> > I'd
> > > > second checking the bios settings.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2018, 9:48 AM Carl T. Miller <carl at carltm.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I would very gently reseat the memory (pull it out and
> > > > > put it back in), reseat the video card if it has one, and
> > > > > then unplug all cables to both hard drives and verify
> > > > > that the plugs and sockets look good.  Hopefully it
> > > > > will boot.  If not, remove the new hard drive.  Go into
> > > > > the BIOS to see if there is some magical setting that
> > > > > needs tinkering.
> > > > >
> > > > > Good luck!
> > > > >
> > > > > c
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 10/05/2018 09:20 AM, Robert James Fulner wrote:
> > > > > > Recently I put a second hard disk in my tower I plugged
> everything
> > in
> > > > to
> > > > > > make sure it worked as I expected to and then when the test was
> > > > > successful,
> > > > > > I plugged everything else in (additional monitors etc. and   put
> it
> > > > back
> > > > > > int eh case where it goes and now when I go to bott I don't get
> > past
> > > > the
> > > > > > opening AMD logo screen on boot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I suspect something got joggled loose when I moved the tower but
> > > > > everything
> > > > > > looks ok to me (lots of cables not plugged into everything but
> I'm
> > > > pretty
> > > > > > sure that is how it was before.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > With such a symptom, where do I start? I'm hoping I didn't fry a
> > > > > > motherboard or something.
> > > > > > Jim Fulner
> > > > > > National platform representative, Libertarian Party of Michigan
> > > > > > 22100 Armada Ridge Rd.,
> > > > > > Armada, MI 48005
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Telephony eliminates confusion 248-971-0259
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