Jim

If you have more than one chip remove one and observe for affect. Then
swap for another and observe for affect.

A more sophisticated approach is described in the link:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...ardware_Tshoot

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Jim Ludwig wrote:
> Is there any way to test the ram before I go out and buy a new chip?
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
> "Jimmy Job" <nospam@invalid> wrote in message
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>> Jim Ludwig:
>>> Hi all,
>>> I'm having trouble with dad's computer. I did a clean install of
>>> winxp and it's still doing the same thing it was doing which caused
>>> me to do a HD wipe. Every time he plays a game, the computer shuts
>>> down and reboots. You can load a game (the ones I've tried are
>>> Tron 2.0, Jedi Academy, and Flight Simulator), go through all the
>>> initial setup, choose your options, and watch any cut scenes or
>>> videos. However, when the actual "gameplay" starts when you take
>>> control of your character/ship, the screen goes blank and it
>>
>>> reboots, just as if you hit the reset button. This is not limited
>>> to games either. I have had the machine do the same thing while on
>>> the internet. It seems like it was doing that when I would
>>> download an Active X control or something like that. Not really
>>> all downloads, just the "on the fly" kind of downloads that you
>>> install while you're browsing. Any idea at all why this computer
>>> is so unstable? My brother built the computer with all
>>
>>> various components. It is an AMD Sempron with 512 mb ram, an
>>> nVidia mobo and the video card is an nVidia geforce 3 6200. He
>>> built it about a year and a half ago and it has never worked right.
>>> I am kind of suspecting there is a conflict between the video card
>>> and the onboard built in video, but if so, I don't know how to
>>> resolve this. Any help is greatly appreciated. Jim
>>> jimlud@sbcglobal.net
>>
>> I would check the ram. A bad stick can definately cause what you are
>> experiencing. Go into the machines bios setup and disable the onboard
>> video also. Good luck.