I know chip creep exists but from what I gather it isn't supposed to occur any if at all with current desktops, right?
I am encountering TONS of HP desktops, some of them the elite models, where the computer will come in with a blank screen and NO beep codes but once you reseat the memory modules they POST and stay on with no problems. Then during routine diagnostics testing nothing is indicated as faulty. Release to client then about a few weeks to months later, same thing, they come back with the same problem. I have tried replacing the memory modules to no avail, it does not seem to have an effect. The next thing I can think of obviously would be that the motherboard is faulty. But this thing happens to SOOOOOOOO many HPs that come through. I understand that the desktops are not built to last and that they aren't the best parts available but when I Google for others experiencing the same thing or even visiting the HP support forums, I don't see many other people mentioning the problem if at all.
Anyone else know what I mean?
Just wanted to mention that I left a sys admin gig and they used ALL HP business class desktops and during my 1 1/2 years there I did not have to reseat a single memory module to get it to POST. It just worked. I am talking about P4 desktops with DDR1 memory too.
Just found this: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Deskto...up/td-p/93815/page/399?view=by_date_ascending which indicates the motherboard the PC I am talking about uses is faulty or has serious problems.
I am encountering TONS of HP desktops, some of them the elite models, where the computer will come in with a blank screen and NO beep codes but once you reseat the memory modules they POST and stay on with no problems. Then during routine diagnostics testing nothing is indicated as faulty. Release to client then about a few weeks to months later, same thing, they come back with the same problem. I have tried replacing the memory modules to no avail, it does not seem to have an effect. The next thing I can think of obviously would be that the motherboard is faulty. But this thing happens to SOOOOOOOO many HPs that come through. I understand that the desktops are not built to last and that they aren't the best parts available but when I Google for others experiencing the same thing or even visiting the HP support forums, I don't see many other people mentioning the problem if at all.
Anyone else know what I mean?
Just wanted to mention that I left a sys admin gig and they used ALL HP business class desktops and during my 1 1/2 years there I did not have to reseat a single memory module to get it to POST. It just worked. I am talking about P4 desktops with DDR1 memory too.
Just found this: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Deskto...up/td-p/93815/page/399?view=by_date_ascending which indicates the motherboard the PC I am talking about uses is faulty or has serious problems.
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