From owner-freebsd-performance@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 10 00:16:56 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C810C16A4CE for ; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:16:56 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail2.dbitech.ca (radius.wavefire.com [64.141.13.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 0CB5843D2F for ; Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:16:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from darcy@wavefire.com) Received: (qmail 4298 invoked from network); 10 Dec 2004 01:24:10 -0000 Received: from dbitech.wavefire.com (HELO ?64.141.15.253?) (darcy@64.141.15.253) by radius.wavefire.com with SMTP; 10 Dec 2004 01:24:10 -0000 From: Darcy Buskermolen Organization: Wavefire Technologies Corp. To: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 16:16:53 -0800 User-Agent: KMail/1.6.2 References: <200412090049.iB90ntMx029318@mail.cs.ait.ac.th> <200412100041.46272.akhthar@carmatec.com> In-Reply-To: <200412100041.46272.akhthar@carmatec.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <200412091616.53608.darcy@wavefire.com> Subject: Re: Memory problems:-( X-BeenThere: freebsd-performance@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Performance/tuning List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 00:16:56 -0000 On December 9, 2004 11:11 am, Akhthar Parvez. K wrote: > > This is not a bad thought, although simply removing the RAM and reinserting > it properly is often enough to reset the memory and wipe the contacts clean > of any minor oxidation on the contacts. > > Toothpaste or other abrasives are excessive, although the notion is > amusing. * > > The right stuff to use is called "electrical contract cleaner", available > from Radio Shack or equivalent. It will even revive keyboards after a user > dumps a can worth of soda into them. > > Alcohol is a decent second-choice alternative. If you are using Alcohol, make sure that it is 99.9% pure isoproponal (rubbing alcohol) and not 70%. The 70% leaves a residue behind that defeats the purpose of cleaning to beging with. -- Darcy Buskermolen Wavefire Technologies Corp. ph: 250.717.0200 fx: 250.763.1759 http://www.wavefire.com