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The old Dell tech from 2005 told me to always reseat RAM before swapping parts and it saved me 3 hours on a dead OptiPlex this morning
Had a 9020 that wouldn't post, was about to order a new board on O'Reilly's site, but remembered his advice and just pushed the sticks down a little firmer and it booted right up - anyone else still have random tips from retired techs stuck in your head?
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wendy722d ago
That old trick comes in handy more than people think. Same goes for clearing the CMOS battery on those older boards, it fixes a surprising number of weird boot issues. Always worth trying the easy stuff before you start ordering parts you might not need.
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joseph9322d agoMost Upvoted
Does pulling the CMOS battery actually reset everything or just the clock settings lol
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