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Article #316Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
From: §ñühw¤£f
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:52
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:52
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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:19:58 +0100 "Dr.Hal0nf1r£$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > §ñühw¤£f wrote: > > On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:43:07 +0100 > > "Dr.Hal0nf1r£$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > > > >> §ñühw¤£f wrote: > >>> On Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:32:32 +0100 > >>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r£$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > >>> > >>>> §ñühw¤£f wrote: > >>>>> On Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:15:06 +0100 > >>>>> "Dr.Hal0nf1r£$" <femail@nospam.kustomkomputa.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> §ñühw¤£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 (§ñühw¤£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, §ñühw¤£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! -- http://thinkprogress.org/2008/04/23/transportation-fuel-states/
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