On Sep 10, 10:56 am, "***** charles" wrote:
The 2 pin power connector to which you refer that is supposed to connect
to the front of the case for the power switch I am shorting with a
screwdriver
or forceps or some other metal object (has always worked in the past). I
finally got a hold of the tech support person where I got the motherboard
and he suggested different ram (known compatible).

Everything you have posted says nothing about RAM. Your help (even
from the memory supplier) is vastly limited by information you have
provided. Others are suggesting problems directly traceable not to
memory. For better answers from people with electronics training (and
that probably does not include the memory salesman), then two minutes
with numbers from this simple procedure would mean your next reply
says everything. No more 'it could be this and could be that'
answers. Do the two minute procedure in "When your computer dies
without warning....." starting 6 Feb 2007 in the newsgroup
alt.windows-xp at:
http://tinyurl.com/yvf9vh
Then have an answer that says something definitive - no more wild
speculation.