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Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!

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From: Dr.Hal0nf1r�$
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:19
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���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.

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