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Static Builds up when two insulators are moved near eachother (rub your head with a balloon)Since it does not conduct electrons it builds up on the surface of the keys untill the differance is enough to jump the gap to a ground connection. Usually this is through the ground lead on the keyboard...

It sounds to me like someone wants you to train your own replacement. After I put in my notice I spent 2 straight weeks documenting the various things I did at my job at Cray Research. I ended up writing a training manual with step-by-step instructions on everything I did on a routine basis...

It can also be cuased by the Horizontal oscilator falling into hearing range. If, when the sound is on again, you can make it louder by bringing up an all white screen it's most likely a loose solder joint in the vert, or Horiz module. Alacrity

Happens a lot during the winter. Static zaps the keyboard when they come back to the system. What we call the Kayboard BIOS is actually a tiny comptuer complete with RAM, ROM and a CPU. THe static hangs the Keyboard and pulling the cable out and re-inserting it "re-boots" the kaybaord...

Look at what KIND of USB controller you have (START|SETTINGS|CONTROL PANEL|SYSTEM) if the USB is listed as OPEN HOST CONTROLLER Instead of Universal host controller you can have some problems with some devices (HP printers, various scanners, maybe Lexmark too.) Alacrity

Had a server do this about once a month. Turned out to be the UPS. System was just a tiny bit too large for the UPS and it would take about 1 month to draw down the battery and kill the system. Since it wouldn't not re-boot after power was lost there was a whole night to re-charge the battery...

16 chip Dimms are either 32MB or 128MB. I think you are correct in thinking that someone is getting screwed. I hope it doesn't turn out to be you. One the other hand. i had to add RAM to a Compaq that had 32MB. I added 256 MB but the chip wouldn't work alone in the system, only in the second...

I would go one step farther and suggest Video memory problems. A flaky video driver will also cause the tick marks.. but if you get into safe mode and the marks are gone i'd look into the video ram again. either way it's memory related Alacrity

Department of Defense requires the hard drive to be over writen with the binary 7 in every bit on every location for the entire drive, and that it be done 7 times before they will sell, throw away, or otherwise let a hard drive out of their hands. This is what Norton's wipedisk does (or did...