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Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!

#309
From: Baron
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:57
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§ñühw¤£f wrote:

> 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

Squatters have been doing that in the UK for years !  Its very difficult
to get them out !  Thats why they board them up with steel sheets
nowadays.
-- 
Best Regards:
                     Baron.
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From: Baron <baron.nospam@linuxmainiac.nospam.net>
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Subject: Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
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