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From: thecloud@dhw68k.cts.com (Ken McLeod)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Mac Plus Motherboard from Hell
Keywords: sierra, papa, alpha, november, kilo
Message-ID: <23319@dhw68k.cts.com>
Date: 30 May 89 09:19:43 GMT
References: <14233@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
Reply-To: thecloud@dhw68k.cts.com (Ken McLeod)
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Organization: Wolfskill & Dowling residence; Anaheim, CA (USA)
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In article <14233@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> terence@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Terence Chang) writes:
>Mac error code 0300FF (a RAM test failure) which was no surprise,
>because the usual pattern of diagonal stripes that follows a cold
>start was glitched.  Badly.  Columns of extra pixels in the middle
>of the screen and columns of missing pixels on the right side.
>
>	Then I put the Mac on its side and spanked its bottom.  And
>voila!  Up and running without a single misplaced pixel.  First
>there was the cold start and the warm start, and now the Han Solo
>start.  Does anybody know what's really wrong with my Mac?

  Yes. One (or more) SIMMs aren't making good contact. Open up the Mac
and reseat the SIMMs; they've probably just worked loose.

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