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To: NickSE who wrote (7351)	12/15/1999 9:01:00 PM
From: RJL	Respond to of 110624

"Are you saying that memory can go bad? FWIW, his memory has been working for over a year with no problems." It's not as common as it used to be, but they can go bad. Either small flaws pop-up, or it just plain dies. In your case, I'll place my bets with the motherboard, but if you have a chance, snag that RAM and pop it in a similar system. If it passes the POST, run a quick diagnostic on it using something like QAPlus, or Norton for DOS. If he can spare the $$, you might want to have him bring it in to a local computer shop, and have it thoroughly tested. $45.00 US should cover it. Rich