CompuServe Messages

Bill, Hmmm…we've got 4 of these motherboards; 1 has a single drive, 2 have dual drives, and mine has 4 drives, and *nothing* like your problems has ever come up. >> FROM INTEL: Even more bizzare, they told me that using SIMMS with gold-plated fingers was in conflict with their spec's. You're supposed to use tin-plated SIMMS, as the gold/tin contact causes a chemical reaction over time, which causes resistance to build up, which has been known to cause all sorts of bizzare problems!! Especially as more devices are added, loading down the power supply. << I think I can vouch for this; I originally had the gold SIMMS, and after about 6 months, I was starting to get an average of 3-4 GPE's, etc., per day in Windows, and 3DS would sometimes just lock up during a render. About 4 weeks ago, I replaced the gold SIMMs with tin ones, and have not had even a *single* error since replacing the chips. John