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My guess is that the memory modules are not properly seated. Sometimes, it can look like the memory module is properly inserted, but is not -- even being out by 1mm at one end makes the difference.
Remove the memory modules you added, then add them in one at a time. Here are some tips for what to look for:
1. Insert one.
2. Listen for the clicks as it snaps into place.
3. Look at the metal tab at each end, and ensure that it is fully seated.
4. Look along the bottom edge of the memory module to check that it is parallel to the slot.
Try booting again, with the case of the computer open, in case you still need to adjust things.
Adding RAM to Acer's ZS600 all-in-one computer is tough; here's how to do it
From the specs provided by Acer, I know that my all-in-one ZS600 touchscreen computer had just 4GB RAM, but could take 8GB. Even better, one slot was empty. (Usually both slots are filled for better memory performance.) But adding the RAM is not just a case of undoing a couple of screws and slid...
I never bought the ZX81
Posted 3 days ago at WorldCAD Access
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What BricsCAD V21 Offers MCAD Users
Posted 7 days ago at upFront.eZine News Archives
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Logitech used to include an extender with their nanoreceivers; it is two inches long.
As for using a USB cable as the extender, a short one will do, such as six inches. Even long ones work fine, if you need to run the cable behind a desk or something.
When the cursor gets erratic, it's the mouse's nano-receiver at fault
It's common nowadays for wireless mice to be packaged with a nano-receiver, a tiny receiver the size of a small finger nail, that plugs into a USB port. On two systems, I've experienced erratic cursor behavior as I move the mouse. The cursor jumps or sometimes doesn't react at all. The problem ...
Readers React to "Autodesk Wants to Kill the File"
Posted Feb 22, 2021 at upFront.eZine News Archives
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Why Apple is taking on Facebook
Paid vs. free Apple and Facebook are in battle with each other. As Techmeme editorialized a Wall Street Journal headline this morning: Sources shed light on the increasingly personal battle between Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg, who in private reportedly... Continue reading
Posted Feb 16, 2021 at WorldCAD Access
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Autodesk Wants to Kill the File
Posted Feb 15, 2021 at upFront.eZine News Archives
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The Meaning of 'M' in MBx
Posted Feb 8, 2021 at upFront.eZine News Archives
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PTC to start charging for free Onshape ent-edu version
Posted Feb 2, 2021 at WorldCAD Access
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Graebert Executive Interview
Posted Feb 1, 2021 at upFront.eZine News Archives
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The wave predicted by no one
Posted Jan 29, 2021 at WorldCAD Access
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It is speech that people disagree with that needs protection. All other speech is already free.
The Reverse Network Effect
Millions of lost users In my previous post, Why Google (Cannot) Fall, I wrote about the Network Effect, which tends to insulate giant social media companies from decline. When more people use a network service, like Facebook, then even more people have a reason to use it. Barely a week after ...
I think that Google will keep the less-secure option. Keep in mind that data-mining is the only thing Google is interested in. If a product or service returns user data to Google, then it holds on to it. Desktop software like Picasa had to be killed because we could use it under the radar.
By offering the less-secure option, Google gains access to many more email accounts, whose data it can harvest.
How to make Eudora 7 work with Gmail servers
Thanks to Hermes Eudora is an old email client. Last updated in 2006, it does not do well on Windows 8/10. It is software that I have been using on my desktop computers since December, 1994, when I first got onto the Internet (from CompuServe). My 96-year-old dad uses it. Today many, who tend ...
Best tweets on today's $GME stock pump
Posted Jan 27, 2021 at WorldCAD Access
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Graebert Reveals ARES Commander 2022
Posted Jan 25, 2021 at upFront.eZine News Archives
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Pen plotters were horrible and slow, but the technology with the best price-performance of the time. Electrostatic plotters were faster and more reliable, but horrifically expensive.
Worst hardware design ever
Oopsie hardware design While I was technical editor of CADalyst (1985-1991), I reviewed an awful lot of hardware -- graphics boards, monitors, display-list software, pen and electrostatic plotters, dot-matrix plotters, laser printers, hardware and software plot cachers, hardware and software s...
DualCAD is an abandoned software project.
Who Needs MicroStation?
Chris Hannukainen of Pangaea CAD Solutions reminds me about their free DualCAD editor that reads and writes design files in MicroStation format. It views, draws and edits elements, measures, and prints V7 and V8 DGN files in 2D. The included PDL lets you write macros. (It used to also handle DW...
Worst hardware design ever
Posted Jan 23, 2021 at WorldCAD Access
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Varjo's Third-Gen VR/AR Goggles
Posted Jan 18, 2021 at upFront.eZine News Archives
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Two CAD Guys Talk About MCAD
Posted Jan 11, 2021 at upFront.eZine News Archives
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The Reverse Network Effect
Posted Jan 10, 2021 at WorldCAD Access
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The beeping means the computer cannot access memory.
The memory cards must be exactly snapped into place. Sometimes this takes two or three tries, I have found.
Adding RAM to Acer's ZS600 all-in-one computer is tough; here's how to do it
From the specs provided by Acer, I know that my all-in-one ZS600 touchscreen computer had just 4GB RAM, but could take 8GB. Even better, one slot was empty. (Usually both slots are filled for better memory performance.) But adding the RAM is not just a case of undoing a couple of screws and slid...
Why Google (Cannot) Fall
A reader writes, Here is an article that claims the reign of Big Tech is coming to a close because the huge amounts of data, that currently require huge server farms to process, will soon be replaced by inexpensive and... Continue reading
Posted Jan 6, 2021 at WorldCAD Access
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Why BIM Does Not Work
Posted Jan 4, 2021 at WorldCAD Access
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Speeding up a solid-state drive
Posted Dec 28, 2020 at WorldCAD Access
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