Thinkpad problems
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Thinkpad problems
Occasionally my T22 will boot up detecting half the amount of RAM installed - I did drop it 4 feet off a table and had it flying through a car once, but logically if the RAM/solder connections were loose, it would crash in the middle of usage, but it doesn't- it only fails to detect one of the RAM chips intermittently on bootup..... any ideas?
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This may sound simplistic, but have you thought about taking the RAM chips out and reinserting them? You might also consider testing the RAM on another laptop. I had to install RAM on my ThinkPad X41T when it first arrived, and this was before I knew that much about the inner workings of computers, and it scarred the bijeezits out of me, but I, and my RAM, managed to survive.
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Already tried it 
. RAM doesn't seem bad or anything (machine doesn't crash while it's on), it's just intermittent detection on boot.
. RAM doesn't seem bad or anything (machine doesn't crash while it's on), it's just intermittent detection on boot.ah.....the path to happiness is revision of dreams and not fulfillment... -SWPIGWANG
Sufficient Googling is indistinguishable from knowledge -somebody
Anything worth the cost of a missile, which can be located on the battlefield, will be shot at with missiles. If the US military is involved, then things, which are not worth the cost if a missile will also be shot at with missiles. -Sea Skimmer
George Bush makes freedom sound like a giant robot that breaks down a lot. -Darth Raptor