Re: Safely swap monitors?
- From: Choreboy <choreboyREMOVE@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 09:12:11 -0400
James Sweet wrote:
>
> "Choreboy" <choreboyREMOVE@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > My own computer is a Mac. I think with a Mac, the display comes up
> > before it checks the memory. On a PC, would bad memory keep the monitor
> > light from turning green?
> >
>
> It can, it really depends on the fault though. If the RAM is bad in a
> location that prevents the POST from running then the display adapter will
> never be initialized. Seems I've had Macs with bad enough RAM that they
> wouldn't show anything on the screen either but I haven't had a ton of
> exposure to the recent ones.
Well, a man more familiar with PCs got the display going by removing the
CPU and plugging it back in. I suppose in each case where I'd found an
open ground on the computer or monitor, its counterpart supplied the
necessary ground. He found it still needs a new motherboard.
.
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