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Article #308Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
From: §ñühw¤£f
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:50
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. -- http://www.alternet.org/healthwellness/81781
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