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To ensure that the chips are fully seated in their sockets, press firmly on the top of each chip.

To reseat the microprocessor, remove and reinstall it as described in “Microprocessor Slot 2 SEC Cartridge/Heat Sink Assembly” in Chapter 4.

To reseat a DIMM, remove it from its socket and reinstall it as described in “DIMMs” in Chapter 4.

If you need to reseat an expansion card, use a 1/4-inch nut driver to remove the screw that secures the card-mounting bracket. Grasp the card by its top corners, and carefully pull it out of its connector. Reinsert the card in its connector, and carefully push it in until it is fully seated. Then reinstall the card-mounting bracket’s retaining screw (see “Expansion

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Does the problem appear to be resolved?

Yes. No further steps are necessary.

No. Proceed to “Eliminating Resource Conflicts,” “Running the Dell Diag- nostics,” and “Getting Help” found later in this chapter.

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Devices within or connected to the computer may require dedicated memory spaces, interrupt levels, or DMA channels, all of which must be allocated dur- ing installation of the devices. Because devices may be installed at different times, it is possible that the same resource is assigned to two or more devices.

Resource conflicts can result in disorderly or erratic system operation or failure of the system to operate at all. If you suspect that resource conflicts might exist, check the system using the Windows NT Diagnostics in the

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