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Article #320Re: spontaneous PC power losses - HELP!
From: §ñühw¤£f
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:14
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:14
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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! -- www.alternet.org
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