Win98SE machine will not boot up

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JHB - 28 Dec 2007 07:17 GMT

I have a win98SE Machine that been working fine. I needed to do the annual
cleanup, so I opened the machine up [which I've done many times before,
without any issues]. However, after I put everthing back together, I wanted
the start the unit, so I pressed the power button, all I get is the CD / DVD
drives light, and the floppy light, and I hear a loud power transformer hum.
But nothing else happens. Nothing comes up on the monitor, and I have to hard
power the unit down! I triple checked the connections and I just cannot
figure this out.
Can you please help?

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philo - 28 Dec 2007 12:18 GMT

>I have a win98SE Machine that been working fine. I needed to do the annual
> cleanup, so I opened the machine up [which I've done many times before,
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> figure this out.
> Can you please help?

Did you just look or did you actually disconnect, then re-connect devices?

I have seen problems in virtually all possible places.

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Ben Myers - 28 Dec 2007 14:04 GMT

> I have a win98SE Machine that been working fine. I needed to do the annual
> cleanup, so I opened the machine up [which I've done many times before,
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> figure this out.
> Can you please help?

Try removing and reseating the memory modules.

Ben

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JHB - 28 Dec 2007 22:30 GMT

Thanks, I did that, and it looks like one of my memory modules has gone bad.
Main thing, is the machine is back up and running, just with a little less
memory, which I can add later on. Thanks for the help.

> > I have a win98SE Machine that been working fine. I needed to do the annual
> > cleanup, so I opened the machine up [which I've done many times before,
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>
> Ben

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