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Article #319Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
From: Dr.Hal0nf1r�$
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:27
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:27
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relic wrote: > 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! :-) Pure genius. -- http://www.kustomkomputa.co.uk - Personalised Desktop Computers
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