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Article #318Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
From: relic
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:28
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:28
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Dr.Hal0nf1r�$ 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've been following this... it's all so simple!
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