"Namachari" <lord_philip@mac.com> wrote: >Does that mean I have to pull them all out first, then reseat them? > >cheers Yes. But what might do the trick is lifting the IC (carefully!!!) a bit and pushing it down again. Do it one by one untill the problems are over. First test: just push (not too much pressure!!) on every IC in a socket. Hans, http://www.hansotten.com