!!Known Hardware Issues Please update accordingly. ---- !Memory problems in Gray Antech Computers (AthlonXP 1700's). *Symptom: Beeping during post and no screen *Cure (80%): Either switch out memory with other chip or put existing memory in a different bay. *Cure (10%): Wiggle the processor heatsink so it is covering all of the processor. *Cure (10%): Accept defeat and use hardware for spare parts. ---- !Gray Antech computers won't start *Symptom: Case fan is dangling off the motherboard and everything smells like smoke *Diagnosis: This computer has died, check the motherboard for burn marks behind the processor. ---- !Black Antech computer won't start *Symptom: Beeping at post and no screen *Cure: Press the reset button. *Speculation: Prehaps this has something to do with the keyboard port. However, no known explanation suffices 100%. ---- !Blank Antech computer starts, but monitor has lines through the screen *Symptom: Typically with LCD's, screen has lines through it (unmistakable problem) *Cure: Turn off computer completely and restart (reboot does not fix this) ---- !Weird picture fragments on screen. *Symptom: As computer is left on for longer periods, monitor starts getting fuzzy and looks bad. *Cure (50%): Install the correct video drivers *Cure (50%): The video card is failing, swap out. ---- !Blank Antech computers can't find hard drive *Symptom: Hard drives are properly plugged into onboard SATA controller, but during post you get a message saying "Bios does not init". *Cure (20%): Try plugging hard drive into the other port on motherboard. *Cure (20%): Try using a different cord. *Cure (40%): Test a different Hard Drive on both ports. *If all else fails plug in a spare SATA controller. Note: you may need to reinstall operating system, which is much more work than it is worth.