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Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!

#308
From: §ñühw¤£f
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:50
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On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:34:28 +0100
"Dr.Hal0nf1r£$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> wrote:

> §ñühw¤£f wrote:
> > On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:46:44 +0100
> > "Dr.Hal0nf1r£$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >> §ñühw¤£f wrote:
> >>> Dr.Hal0nf1r£$ <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid>
> >>> wrote<PoednY_Ict90aY3VRVnyiwA@bt.com>:
> >>>
> >>>> §nühwölf wrote:
> >>>>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid>
> >>>>> clouded the waters of pure thought with:
> >>>>>> §ñühw¤£f wrote:
> >>>>>>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:19:58 +0100
> >>>>>>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r£$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid>
> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> §ñühw¤£f wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:43:07 +0100
> >>>>>>>>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r£$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid>
> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> §ñühw¤£f wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:32:32 +0100
> >>>>>>>>>>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r£$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid>
> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> §ñühw¤£f wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:15:06 +0100
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r£$"
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> §ñühw¤£f wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:34:16 -0700
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aratzio <a6ahlyv02@sneakemail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 16:09:53 -0500, in the land of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> alt.usenet.kooks, snuhwolf@netscape.net (§ñühw¤£f) got
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> double secret probation for writing:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Aratzio <a6ahlyv02@sneakemail.com> clouded the waters
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of pure thought with:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 09:01:56 -0700, in the land of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> alt.usenet.kooks, §ñühw¤£f <snuhwolf@netscape.net>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> got double secret probation for writing:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:35:53 +1000
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Kadaitcha Man" <nospam.nospam.nospam@gmail.com>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Aratzio" <a6ahlyv02@sneakemail.com> wrote in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:9opi0456deigk7ihd4bq4mq3u9mar9tha3@4ax.com...
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 13:26:03 +1000, in the land of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> alt.usenet.kooks, "Kadaitcha Man"
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <nospam.nospam.nospam@gmail.com> got double secret
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> probation for writing:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Butch Haynes" <butch@huntsville> wrote in
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> message
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>> news:zbmdnUfjYIjDTZXVnZ2dnUVZ_gWdnZ2d@comcast.com...
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <radiant_x@outgun.com> wrote in message
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> news:293e3140-e027-496c-89d8-
> >>> 27906e8991f7@t54g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I recently installed a DVD drive into my PC. (2
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> days ago.) Since then, I get spontaneous power
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> loss periodically - sometimes seconds after
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> booting, other times after hours of operation.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I've tried replacing the power supply, and I've
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tried removing all my hardware (other than
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RAM), so I'm thinking it must be motherboard
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> related.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unplug/replug all power and data connections.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That way, the errant loose one will be fixed
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and your problem will be resolved.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Tech support by feng shui.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "I've tried removing all my hardware(other than
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> RAM)"
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do none of them understand what that entails?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> None of them understand anything.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I go toetally on into-ition.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just do what feels good for a few hours...take out a
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> few cables...fondle them...blow out the dust
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bunnies...listen to the Grateful Dead live at
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Winterland for inspiration. Drink another beer...
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Change a bunch of jumpers on the Mobo at random.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Leave shit scattered around on yer workbench and
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wander away. Watch cartoons for another hour...
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Come back and put it back together.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Holy Shit! Now it works.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thats how I do it anyway.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> FYI
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> HTH
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dunno why you geeks muck about with all that crap.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I take em out to the back 40, prop em against the
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> side of the gully and show them my Springfield 30-06.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <BLINK>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <BLINK>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> OMG! I would never shoot a poor defenceless computer!
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They always work after that.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I assume you miss...
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Works good with the employees, wife and kids too.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Note to self: dont work for 'Ratz.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Never had need to actually fire the damn thing.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Interesting. So you say that pc's respond to threats of
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> annihilation? I've got a sledge hammer laying about...
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Will it solve my booting problems?
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Try steel toe caps.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> That didnt help at all.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>> You didn't kick it hard enough.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>> Now it wont turn on at all.
> >>>>>>>>>>> You owe me a new computer.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>> You weren't supposed to kick the on/off switch; especially
> >>>>>>>>>> with steel toe caps!
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> I kicked the po\/\/3r supp1y.
> >>>>>>>>> Smokin!
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Now replace the PSU and discover that the old one was the cause
> >>>>>>>> of the original fault, and now the computer works perfectly -
> >>>>>>>> Problem solved.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I smoked the rest. Put it in a pipe and smoked it.
> >>>>>>> I saw ones & zeros for like six hours man!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> RS232/i386 wacky backy! Cool.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> It was toxic though so I died and now I'm posting from
> >>>>> beyond the grave.
> >>>>
> >>>> Free ghost image included too: There's value for money!
> >>>>
> >>> Norton Ghost haunts my house.
> >>
> >> If you have an image of your house on the second drive it makes you
> >> look much more wealthy.
> >>
> > I repartitioned it to give myself more rooms!
> 
> ROHS compliant? Recycled houses could soon be all the rage with the current 
> world financial slump.
> 
Without mining g00gle for a link...I'll mention that theres a movement in the US to "take over" abandoned houses in inner cities where the people just fix it up and hope no one notices.

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From: §ñühw¤£f <snuhwolf@netscape.net>
Newsgroups: alt.os.windows-xp,alt.usenet.kooks,alt.computer,sci.electronics.repair,24hoursupport.helpdesk
Subject: Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
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