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I think many on this list would be willing to help with this, if the |
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location were close enough. You might hunt for a local linux users |
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group, or other group of folks likely to be interested and willing to |
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tinker with hardware. You might also see if there is a local high |
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school or technical school with relevant classes, to ask if there is a |
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student willing to help you. |
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The actual work in removing and replacing heat sink and fan is not that |
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great - but if it is not near definite that is the cause of your |
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problem, then it might be a wasted effort. |
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On 4/17/22 12:53, Jude DaShiell wrote: |
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> Yes, I am blind and can disassemble computers okay but never could learn |
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> to assemble them since the equipment to test memory external to computers |
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> has been and will remain inaccessible. This if it's done will have to be |
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> done by a repair shop and likely will cost more to repair this machine |
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> than replace it if that much work is involved. |
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> |
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> On Sun, 17 Apr 2022, Mark Knecht wrote: |
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>> On Sun, Apr 17, 2022 at 8:14 AM Jude DaShiell <jdashiel@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>>> Has the links browser crashed other computers when used with speakup? If |
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>>> it turns out I'm not unique maybe a safer browser choice ought to go on |
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>>> the next minimal iso. |
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>> To start, as you mention speakup, if you are yourself blind I acknowledge |
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>> at the outset my suggestions below may not be the most practical. |
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>> I'd start by doing everything I could to ensure the underlying motherboard |
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>> and memory are stable: |
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>> 1) Disconnect all external devices other than your keyboard |
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>> 2) Disconnect all internal drives other than the one you need to install to |
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>> 3) Remove all memory except for 1 stick |
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>> 4) If the machine has a motherboard VGA AND you have a card-based |
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>> GPU then remove that card |
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>> 5) Leave wired ethernet connected if the machine and your network |
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>> support it. |
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>> At that point run memtest86 from USB or a DVD. If it's stable then |
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>> start adding back memory. Double check that all memory is the |
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>> same spec. I bought a used MB recently with 6 sticks but 2 of them |
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>> weren't the same as the other 4. |
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>> If all of that works I'd install some very light distro - probably |
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>> Ubuntu Server but you're free to choose - with the goal to |
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>> get a Linux kernel running. At that point I'm probably going to |
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>> install something like btop and watch temperatures. |
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>> If all that worked then you've made forward progress. If it |
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>> doesn't you've also made forward progress. |
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>> Good luck, |
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>> Mark |
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