Why do chips become stale?
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its one of those point of view things.  A chips is considered stale when it is softer than the original, bread is considered stale when it is harder than original.  It has to do with moisture.  For a chip, it originally has less moisture than the surrounding atmosphere.  With everything wanting to be in balance it absorbs moisture trying to achieve this making it "stale".  For bread it is the other way around.  It has more moisture than the atmosphere so it gives off moisture turning it hard, stale.
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call your local waste authority to see where you can take idems like that.  There are usually several businesses around that will take older hardware and make it new for other people in need to use.  It was very nice to think about something like that. :D
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2 most common causes of what you are describing are:\n1. If the computer was jared when and that caused it to jar your processor chip or a ram chip could be lose.\n2. Your mother-board could have fried
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I had this problem too once. I found out that my RAMs weren't placed very good...so i put them in a better position i.e. pushed it in further. If this doen't fix it, you may need to change the RAM. If you dont understand any of these consult a computer engineer/mechanic...
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go to the pc chips website
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Keep it simple...Chips are chips.  The best chips in the world, ever, are Lay's regular.
364957
Maybe your MBRAM is running low. You should upgrade.
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Because our short term memory can only hold very few things and only lasts 12-60 seconds...we must move things into our long term memory, which is able to store unlimited information, through repetition..this is the best way...
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Maybe your CMOS battery has ran out! you can google it to find out more information!\n\nHope this helps!
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Your problem is probably either a stick of RAM has gone bad (especially if it's the only stick you have), or it needs to be reseated (pressed down on both ends), or your motherboard's battery has failed, which is the most likely, given the age of the computer.
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Try opening the time/date,,while you've got it open tap the space bar a few times..If this don't help then your CMOS battery is going bad.
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I always wondered about that....\nWhy do cookies get soggy with time and bread gets hard ???
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mine is fairly new, which probably means it's already time for an upgrade....just can't keep up!!
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Take precautions against static electricity, especially when you open the box or handle the chip.  Mild static damage can ruin miniature electronics like chips easily.  If you felt the shock, it was probably enough to ruin it right away, more mild damage should show up within six months.\n\nYou've probably learned the static rules, then forgotten bits.  I know I have.  Here's a refresher. http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Computer_Science/2002/static.asp
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Staleness and bad breath. Sorry.
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RAM (Random Access Memory) is volatile so all that is needed to "clean" it is to restart your computer.  Volatile means that its contents are not persisted across multiple restarts of the computer.\n\nThat being said, if you keep your computer running long periods of time, memory can be "leaked" from applications such that overall performance of your computer can degrade.  Without rebooting, this will slowly (or not so slowly) cause performance issues.\n\nYou can purchase software the will periodically optimize memory.  Once such tool is called RAM Idle LE 1.5.  Do a Google search to find out more if you like.\n\nColby
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Try useing the power adheasive.(sorry for the bad spelling)\nI used to use the paste and I had the same thing happen. Also make sure they arnt loose. If I wear mine to long (over say, 15 hours) the stuff that holds them in comes loose and I get that effect worse. Good Luck :)