[pchelpers] Re: Fried RAM update

My guess is a fault in the manufacturing process that let it get through
quality control with a major flaw in the silicon or the circuit board.
Who knows how they missed it.

Tonia wrote:
> 
> Hiya Jackie
> 
> I'm so glad your CDROM drive is working ok. Sorry
> about your cold. Hope you're feeling better now.
> 
> John, this is the first time this happened to me or
> heard of it ever happening. I've known incompatible or
> bad RAMs just won't be picked up by the system or it'd
> just beep or blue screened. This really caught me by
> surprise. When I smelled burn, I tried switching off
> by holding down the button but no go. So I had to pull
> the plug. And when I opened the case, boy the stench
> was worse!
> 
> HP told me its system board is compatible with
> Kingston RAM and why this one burned was also a
> mystery to them.
> 
> I figured the RAM must have short circuited because of
> some fault somewhere! I haven't the slightest clue.
> Well, I suppose it has to happen to someone sometime
> and it just have to pick me! §:^P
> 
> This shop I bought it from is a retailer selling
> mostly PC components, cables etc and there's no
> machine there for testing anything. Oh well, as long
> as I can get a replacement, I'll wait. I still have
> the HP RAM to play with. <g>
> 
> Take care you guys.
> 
> Tonia

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