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Article #314Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
From: �n�hw�lf
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:02
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:02
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"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. -- www.beosmaxfiles.org
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