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Article #312Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
From: Dr.Hal0nf1r�$
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:46
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:46
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���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. -- http://www.kustomkomputa.co.uk - Personalised Desktop Computers
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