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Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!

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From: Dr.Hal0nf1r�$
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:22
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���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.

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