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Old 09-21-2006, 03:22 AM
paulmd@efn.org
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Default Re: PC keeps freezing when case bumped


Dave wrote:
> I have a PC that freezes whenever it is bumped or knocked.
>
> It absolutely freezes - no mouse movement, no keyboard response, no hard
> disk activity... nothing.
>
> Obviously the most likely case is a loose cable but I checked the cables and
> removed and reseated the RAM and it hasn't improved the situation.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions as to the likely cause? Could it be the
> motherboard coming into contact with the case when bumped?


Pick it up and shake it (gently). Do you hear a rattle? If you do, it's
a screw trapped under the motherboard. Sometimes they get wedged in
there good, so you may have to remove the motherboard to get it out.


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