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Open the case and pop the RAM out.
Deslok,
Now that's an interesting approach, although a little more trouble some on a laptop or a netbook as compared to a desktop.
nah, just a stray electrical charge will shock you and damage a chip if you grab the RAM wrong.
The one word answer to your question is: YES.
I am an electrical engineer who during his working career worked for computer manufacturers.
Personally, even exercising certain precautions, this should only be considered as an emergency approach.
I thoroughly expect others, who have not electrically stress tested memories to chime in and say that thev never had any bad experiences. Chips can be "damaged" without failing immediately or even in the next few months.
I defy you to find one computer manufacturer who would suggest "hot" removal or "hot" insertion in everyday computers.
have you tried holding the function key and maybe number lock?
Edit: Clarification hold function key and num-lock to get scroll-lock might work
Thosen,
Just tried that. Unfortunately, didn't work.
Thanks,
karl
darn oh well. I looked around the only other option I saw was to hook up an external keyboard
lol Edit: hook up a keyboard that has a scroll-lock key
Thorsen,
Next time I'm at Fry's I'll look around for something cheap which I can use for generating BSODs.
Thanks,
Karl
I remember a while back I could consistently cause my mac to kernel panic by attempting to mount a specially corrupted .dmg (kinda like .iso) virtual disk. Not sure if there is something similar for windows tho.