Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
March 17th 12, 04:56 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,376
good surge protector?
On Mar 16, 9:40 pm, "Jo-Anne" wrote:
One thing I found discouraging from other responses is that
it appears you can't really tell if you're being protected until something
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
March 7th 12, 02:39 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,376
good surge protector?
On Mar 6, 7:30*pm, Paul wrote:
And this used to be a power strip (probably overloaded, not an MOV fault :-) )
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http://www.obri.net/eeh/images/SurgeProFire2Jan03.JPG
An...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
March 7th 12, 12:31 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,376
good surge protector?
On Mar 6, 7:04 pm, Paul wrote:
And I've never lost a dialupmodem, or an ADSLmodem, and I've been here for
twenty years, so something must be protecting me.
Destructive...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
March 6th 12, 10:38 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,376
good surge protector?
On Mar 6, 3:53 pm, Char Jackson wrote:
Seems like you're jumping back and forth between telco and power.
The OP's modem (and most everything else in the house) is...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
March 6th 12, 03:43 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,376
good surge protector?
On Mar 5, 10:24 pm, Char Jackson wrote:
Keep in mind that the dime a dozen units typically get their
protection by using MOV's, Metal Oxide Varistors, and the MOV's
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
March 6th 12, 02:16 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,376
good surge protector?
On Mar 5, 7:40 pm, "Jo-Anne" wrote:
In my ADSL setup here, I use a dime-a-dozen protector, with the
same style passthru RJ-11 protection, and it doesn't seem to affect
the...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
May 25th 09, 02:36 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,301
USB device shuts down PC
On May 23, 6:56*am, Leythos wrote:
And you can't measure that value without cutting into the cable/device,
since you have to measure it at the device to be sure.
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
May 25th 09, 02:36 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,301
USB device shuts down PC
On May 23, 6:56*am, Leythos wrote:
And you can't measure that value without cutting into the cable/device,
since you have to measure it at the device to be sure.
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
May 25th 09, 02:19 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,301
USB device shuts down PC
On May 23, 4:47*pm, john wrote:
I believe that that you are incorrect. *I have experienced the 'puter
shutting down because of a static charge when I plugged a a USB...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
May 25th 09, 02:19 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,301
USB device shuts down PC
On May 23, 4:47*pm, john wrote:
I believe that that you are incorrect. *I have experienced the 'puter
shutting down because of a static charge when I plugged a a USB...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
May 23rd 09, 04:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,301
USB device shuts down PC
On May 21, 1:35*am, Paul wrote:
If +5VSB is ever "flattened", that can cause the power supply to
go off. The question is, what is the mechanism - badly designed
motherboard,...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
May 23rd 09, 04:44 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,301
USB device shuts down PC
On May 21, 1:35*am, Paul wrote:
If +5VSB is ever "flattened", that can cause the power supply to
go off. The question is, what is the mechanism - badly designed
motherboard,...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
May 20th 09, 05:58 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,301
USB device shuts down PC
On May 19, 9:11 am, Leythos wrote:
And by the time you follow all of W_TOM's purchase a DVM advice you
could have installed a quality PSU and been up and running.
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
May 20th 09, 05:58 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,301
USB device shuts down PC
On May 19, 9:11 am, Leythos wrote:
And by the time you follow all of W_TOM's purchase a DVM advice you
could have installed a quality PSU and been up and running.
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
May 19th 09, 04:51 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,301
USB device shuts down PC
On May 17, 11:00 pm, "Ian D" wrote:
I had thought of cable resistance, and capacitive or inductive
reactance, but that doesn't explain why a shutdown occurs
with the PCI...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
May 19th 09, 04:51 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 54
Views: 3,301
USB device shuts down PC
On May 17, 11:00 pm, "Ian D" wrote:
I had thought of cable resistance, and capacitive or inductive
reactance, but that doesn't explain why a shutdown occurs
with the PCI...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
April 16th 09, 11:02 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 19
Views: 472
Power outrage n CPU
On Apr 16, 9:35 am, ML wrote:
As stated in my other post, it was because of high CPU Usage which
led to
high tempt and that caused the system to hang.
Another...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
April 16th 09, 10:48 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 19
Views: 472
Power outrage n CPU
On Apr 16, 9:35 am, ML wrote:
As stated in my other post, it was because of high CPU Usage which led to
high tempt and that caused the system to hang.
This is...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
April 15th 09, 10:35 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 19
Views: 472
Power outrage n CPU
On Apr 15, 10:35*am, ML wrote:
The PSU was replaced too if I remember correctly.
The important thing here is on how to solve that particular problem.
Problem...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
March 21st 09, 03:45 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 25
Views: 735
Computer will power on but not boot up
On Mar 20, 4:01*pm, Mac wrote:
Yea, my sis's "died" as well...never owning another one.
After so much work, you have a list of what you know is good and
what is...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 31st 08, 11:02 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 5
Views: 327
USB disconnect issue
On Dec 31, 11:42*am, Paul wrote:
Asus uses Polyfuse technology to protect the USB ports. ...
It might take 30 seconds to a minute for the Polyfuse to cool
enough, such that...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 31st 08, 01:32 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 10
Views: 327
USB interruptions
On Dec 29, 12:23*pm, R. Meijn
wrote:
Indeed the printer itself has autonomous power and USB is primarily used for
datacommunications.
Nevertheless, it...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 29th 08, 03:53 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 27
Views: 718
:: No Power?
On Dec 28, 10:31*am, Fishy wrote:
You guys have been so sweet! *I'll get a newsurgeprotector. *I feel really lucky that my
desktopcomputerrevived. *In the meantime, however,...
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 28th 08, 06:48 AM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 27
Views: 718
:: No Power?
On Dec 27, 8:12*pm, Fishy wrote:
*It's still serving me well. *I'll try to find the tech that built it for me and
thank him for using a good power supply with a crowbar. *
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Forum: Hardware and Windows XP
December 27th 08, 03:13 PM Posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
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Replies: 27
Views: 718
:: No Power?
On Dec 26, 11:47*pm, Fishy wrote:
JS -- I read that article -- but I still don't understand what a crowbar circuit is. *I'm
afraid it was too technical for me. *
From...
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