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- From: pleung@cs.buffalo.edu (Patrick Leung)
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- Subject: Re: Garbage after 30 min.
- Date: 15 Feb 1996 06:52:51 GMT
- Organization: University at Buffalo
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- David Fortman (buzz1963@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
- : My c-64 is fine, until it runs for longer than 20 or
- : 30 minutes. It happens no matter what I'm running at
- : the time. My IBM-486 66 is great, but still like my
- : C-64.
-
- The same symptoms happened on my computer, C128, back in 1987 after one
- year of purchase. However, my C128 was more sick than yours. Whenver I
- turned on the power switch, immediately I either got a blank screen
- and stuck there, sometimes got the ready prompt but then soon garbage
- characters filled up the screen within a few minutes, or I was able to
- get into C64 mode and run my games but the computer would freeze while loading.
-
- The cause of my troubles was "chip creep." After a long time of usage of
- any computer or electrical equipment, the repeated heating [when you turn
- it on] and cooling [when you turn it off] actions cause any socketed chips
- to pop out of their natural positions. If this is the case, all you have
- to do is open up your computer, and push the chips back into their sockets.
- When you hear a little click, that means the chips are seated correctly.
-
- Other causes for the problem with you C64 are possible, such as a faulty
- power supply and memory chips, or cables.
-
- Good luck,
-
- Patrick Leung | "It's not how little you pay.
- pleung@acsu.buffalo.edu | It's how much you get."
- http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~pleung | -- Commodore --
-