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Article #311Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
From: ���hw��f
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:38
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:38
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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. -- http://www.alternet.org/workplace/83349/
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