I was thinking the same thing, so I blew it out real well.
I also thought that maybe the piece that the ram is on was a bit lose, so I put a piece of neoprene rubber between it and the case to snug it up a bit, but that doesnt seem to be the case either.
ya actually i have had the same problem with both of my slots. It started with one and aftr a while extended to the other. It got worse and worse, i kept trying other RAM modules but nothing would do (actually the original 64Mb module was a bit better than the others) and now it's completly unbootable. I have tried looking around the mother board, tried cleaning the slots with rubbing alcohol etc... to no avail. I think i ll get another computer, now i m stuck because i can't access all the data i have on the HD, so my advice to you is start making backups, unless you have another comp that reads the same type of HD. If you found a solution let me know. I m keeping the comp until i find a way to recover the data.
Sorry to hear about your system failing like that. Your best bet is to get on eBay and purchase a replacement motherboard. They are readily available. Be sure to check with the seller that it is the 783KV model as in this link.
This is the model which is already speedstep capable.
You can find all the information you need to swap the boards by downloading your system's service manual from the reference section, it's really not difficult. Good luck!
I had pretty much the same problem. What I found was the nonconductive pad in the bottom of the memory slot was pierced by the circut bord below it. Just a tiny pin hole. I lined the memory bay with electrical tape 3 layers. also I made some tiny rolls of tape to pad the memory. I placed these on one chip on the bottom left and bottom right.just to keep the board from touching the bottom of the bay. not sure that was needed. the key is to line the bay with tape.
to tell if this could be your problem. Remove your memory and run your finger along inside the memory bay on the rubber pad in the bottom. see if u find something sharp.
i have done this on my cpxj650 lattitude. memory in dim b slot now running for 72 hrs. including bumping it around a bit to test.
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Amzran
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December 17th, 2003 00:00
I was thinking the same thing, so I blew it out real well.
I also thought that maybe the piece that the ram is on was a bit lose, so I put a piece of neoprene rubber between it and the case to snug it up a bit, but that doesnt seem to be the case either.
TheBigTweety
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January 19th, 2004 20:00
ya actually i have had the same problem with both of my slots. It started with one and aftr a while extended to the other. It got worse and worse, i kept trying other RAM modules but nothing would do (actually the original 64Mb module was a bit better than the others) and now it's completly unbootable. I have tried looking around the mother board, tried cleaning the slots with rubbing alcohol etc... to no avail. I think i ll get another computer, now i m stuck because i can't access all the data i have on the HD, so my advice to you is start making backups, unless you have another comp that reads the same type of HD. If you found a solution let me know. I m keeping the comp until i find a way to recover the data.
cheers
bigt
onlymobile411
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January 20th, 2004 10:00
Sorry to hear about your system failing like that. Your best bet is to get on eBay and purchase a replacement motherboard. They are readily available. Be sure to check with the seller that it is the 783KV model as in this link.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3454361165&category=31534
This is the model which is already speedstep capable.
You can find all the information you need to swap the boards by downloading your system's service manual from the reference section, it's really not difficult. Good luck!
sandpat76
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May 11th, 2004 14:00
I had pretty much the same problem. What I found was the nonconductive pad in the bottom of the memory slot was pierced by the circut bord below it. Just a tiny pin hole. I lined the memory bay with electrical tape 3 layers. also I made some tiny rolls of tape to pad the memory. I placed these on one chip on the bottom left and bottom right.just to keep the board from touching the bottom of the bay. not sure that was needed. the key is to line the bay with tape.
to tell if this could be your problem. Remove your memory and run your finger along inside the memory bay on the rubber pad in the bottom. see if u find something sharp.
i have done this on my cpxj650 lattitude. memory in dim b slot now running for 72 hrs. including bumping it around a bit to test.
latitude cpxj650 was 256meg memory now at 448 meg