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Article #317Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
From: Dr.Hal0nf1r�$
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:19
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. -- http://www.kustomkomputa.co.uk - Personalised Desktop Computers
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