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eMachines won't post!

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SocceRich20

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Hi,

A client brought me their emachine 1.8Ghz wanting me to clean off viruses and spyware, because their "internet slowed down big time." I got it and heard a rarttle inside as I climbed the stiars. Upon opening the case, low and behold, the Northbridge heatsink was laying on the bottom of the case. I do a paperclip ghetto mod to make my own clip, which Ive done many times on my IS7 and a client's IS7. Then I take the case outside and blast it with canned air, as the CPU fan was COVERED in it. I plug the computer in, and push the button. The PSU fan spins, the hard drive and CD rom get power, but the CPU fan doesnt spin. No video shows up on the monitor either. So then I press and hold the power button for five seconds, and upon the last second, the fan starts to spin, so I let go of the button, and the fan spins up completely. Still no video, and now I get a long repeating beep indicating a memory error, but I have reseated the memory about twenty times now, with no luck. There is no agp, its onboard video. I have also tried running everyting on my desk outside of the case, with the same luck. Any ideas?
 
Replace the RAM, or try another stick.

Sounds like it's one of the "old" eMachines, in which case there isn't much hope for it.
 
It does sound like the mem is bad. Which would account for the video not working since it is shared mem.

The old e-machines were crap and any salesman worth his/her paycheck would have informed the customer of that fact when they bought it. I know I sold plenty of those with the disclaimer that, and I quote,

"They aren't cheaper because they found a way to make PC's less expensive that no other company has yet to figure out. They use the cheapest parts on the market."

Most people who bought them understood that these were meant to be disposable PCs.

It may be time for your friend to go spend another $350 and get a newer e-machine or HP or Dell or whatever. There are some good deals out there right now for towers only.
 
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