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From: n368bq@tamuts.tamu.edu (Raoul Rodriguez)
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Subject: Re: Problems with screen going dead....
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Date: 23 Jan 91 18:16:08 GMT
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Sounds like your problem is the same one that I had, it is not the computer,
but the monitor that is causing your problem, next time it goes out, 
try a good solid "whack" to the left side of the monitor case... (seriously)

my problem was that there was a "cold" solder joint on the motherboard...
a friend of mine diagnosed the problem, and we "operated", you can also do
a "jurry rig" to fix it, but only temporarially... what you do is stick 
some bad disks (or something solid and flat, and somewhat thick) between
the metal shielding on the bottom of the motherboard and the plastic case of
the monitor (wedge 'em in there good)...  But the only way you can fix the
problem is to open up the monitor and find the broken solder joint on the
bottom of the motherboard...

P.S.  Cost me a Super Big Gulp to have mine fixed (no problem since!), as
      opposed to the $180 my local C= dealer wanted to replace the motherboard

Raoul Rodriguez    n368bq@tamuts.tamu.edu

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