https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/index.php?a=rssfeed&t=4389 The largest Smaug community resource site. - en SmaugMuds 60 https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20535#p20535 It doesn't help that some boards lay them out in the order 1 2 3 4 and others in the order 1 3 2 4 :sad: The friendlier boards color-code the slots so that you don't have to guess (much). https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20535#p20535 Wed, 7 Apr 2010 10:25:24 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (David Haley) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20534#p20534 Dual-Channel memory would be all I could think of to describe that. It can be a pain sometimes if the manufacturer does the slot setup weird. The 1/3 and 2/4 configuration seems to be the more common approach even though it's not necessarily obvious. https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20534#p20534 Wed, 7 Apr 2010 02:43:29 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (Samson) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20533#p20533 Guh. It wasn't even a corrupted stick of RAM. The Idiot manufacturers must have missed the day in class that explained how to install sticks of RAM. Turns out the Motherboard requires that when two sticks of RAM are installed, and only two, that they be located in slots DIMM1 and DIMM3. These idiots had them in DIMM1 and DIMM2. There's a word for this setup and the opposite, but for the life of me both words escape me. But it's no wonder the previous owner had so many issues with the damn thing https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20533#p20533 Wed, 7 Apr 2010 00:41:48 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (InfiniteAxis) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20532#p20532 @Kayle: Yeah, that sounds more like what we were told. Keep the computer from messing up nearby stuff, etc. I still don't see how my plastic-y case helps in that regard. Plastic is a lousy EM shield. It's not entirely plastic, but it certainly doesn't feel like metal. @David: Yep. It takes very little time for everything to get covered in that layer of dust. Very annoying. Probably worse here in the inland valley since there's nothing keeping the desert dust out when the Santa Anas kick up. https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20532#p20532 Tue, 6 Apr 2010 17:37:47 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (Samson) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20531#p20531 [quote=Samson]Although in my area it would be hard to tell if the dust came from running with the panel off or not since there's just so damn much of it here.[/quote] Heck yes. When I lived in CA recently for ~5 years I had all kinds of issue with dust and computers; using compressed air would send clouds of dust flying out. Yuck. Even leaving a shelf untouched for a few days would cause a visible layer of dust. In NYC now, I have far fewer problems with dust, but now I have two cats and I cont https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20531#p20531 Tue, 6 Apr 2010 16:46:52 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (David Haley) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20529#p20529 I had it backwards. The panels keep the EM generated by the computer from interfering with shit around it, like CRT monitors, and FM Radios, etc. Either way, still bad for business. Have the issue more or less worked out now. Need a new coat of thermal paste between the CPU and the heatsink, but the problem is actually looking more like some kind of corruption in a stick of RAM. I'm still replacing this piece of shit come mid may though. But at least I know how to get it to work until then, a https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20529#p20529 Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:51:24 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (InfiniteAxis) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20528#p20528 I'd be curious to see the reference text that discusses EM field interference being caused by removing a side panel from the case. I can assure you that the plastic compound my entire case is made of does nothing to prevent EM field interference, whether all of the panels are attached or not. :) Dust and airflow, that's another matter. Although in my area it would be hard to tell if the dust came from running with the panel off or not since there's just so damn much of it here. The main probl https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20528#p20528 Tue, 6 Apr 2010 15:00:13 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (Samson) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20526#p20526 [quote=Banner]Removing the side panel and placing a desk fan blowing in can work temporarily. It'd be cheaper and easier to replace the fan instead of the entire computer, however.[/quote] No, it can't. A closed air case is designed with three things in mind. Air flow, Dust Prevention, and EM Blocking. By removing the side of the case, you're opening up a hole in the case, which screws up the internal air flow, allows dust to get in at an accelerated rate, and you now have a huge sectio https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20526#p20526 Tue, 6 Apr 2010 08:59:35 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (InfiniteAxis) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20523#p20523 Yes, and cleaning dust from the PC can often perform miracles. Though if the fan has in fact died, they're cheap replacements depending on which one it is. Case fans can be had for as little as $8. A decent CPU fan will run $50. Then again, if the PC has been in need of an upgrade for awhile, now is as good a time as any :) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20523#p20523 Mon, 5 Apr 2010 19:30:07 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (Samson) https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20522#p20522 Removing the side panel and placing a desk fan blowing in can work temporarily. It'd be cheaper and easier to replace the fan instead of the entire computer, however. https://smaugmuds.afkmods.com/topic/computer-issues-4389/&p=20522#p20522 Mon, 5 Apr 2010 16:02:12 CDT User Lounge nobody@example.com (Banner)