In , on 11/15/04 
   at 10:46 PM, Franklin  typed:

>I know someone with a gateway astro. Strange little box. One day it would
>not turn on, push the (soft) on power button nothing happens. I suggested
>stripping it and getting a new computer later. However, trying sdram
>memory chip in another computer found it to be so totally dead as to not
>even be recognized as plugged in. Could this be the cause of the astro
>not turning on? Power supply seems to be OK.

Maybe.  What happens when you try to turn it on with NO memory?  ISTR you
should get some beeps, altho it may not get off the ground.  Best is to
try another chip.
 
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