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Article #310Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
From: Dr.Hal0nf1r�$
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:34
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:34
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���hw��f wrote: > On Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:46:44 +0100 > "Dr.Hal0nf1r�$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > >> ���hw��f wrote: >>> Dr.Hal0nf1r�$ <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> >>> wrote<PoednY_Ict90aY3VRVnyiwA@bt.com>: >>> >>>> �n�hw�lf wrote: >>>>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> >>>>> clouded the waters of pure thought with: >>>>>> ���hw��f wrote: >>>>>>> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:19:58 +0100 >>>>>>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r�$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> ���hw��f wrote: >>>>>>>>> On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:43:07 +0100 >>>>>>>>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r�$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ���hw��f wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:32:32 +0100 >>>>>>>>>>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r�$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> ���hw��f wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:15:06 +0100 >>>>>>>>>>>>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r�$" >>>>>>>>>>>>> <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ���hw��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 (���hw��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, ���hw��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. -- http://www.kustomkomputa.co.uk - Personalised Desktop Computers
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