Disappearing RAM! I swear, when I bought it there were 12mb of RAM for the first few days. A few days ago I noticed it was only reporting 6mb. Now its only reporting 5mb and change!

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With a "new" machine it's good to open it up and check what is inside, especially if it has been bounced around in transit. Unplugging and replugging each connector is a good thing in my book, including SIMMs.

Is virtual memory on? Does it have a working battery?