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From: Jack B on 26 Apr 2010 10:31 Any idea why my Old pc crashes (like it momentarily lost power and immediately starts to reboot) when touched sometimes? Jack
From: yuppicide on 26 Apr 2010 10:45 Sounds like an issue with static electricity 'causing a short somewhere.. I'm guessing by touch you mean touching metal, like the case is metal. "Jack B" <jslimp01nospam(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message news:O$Yj30U5KHA.5476(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Any idea why my Old pc crashes (like it momentarily lost power and > immediately starts to reboot) when touched sometimes? > > Jack > >
From: Jack B on 26 Apr 2010 11:12 The case is plastic and metal. It's weird -- sometimes when I put my hand on the top (pressing a bit) as I look to the back of the pc, for instance, that's one example of when it can happen. Jack ======================= "yuppicide" <yuppicide138(a)optonline.net> wrote in message news:%23UF0w8U5KHA.1924(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Sounds like an issue with static electricity 'causing a short somewhere.. > I'm guessing by touch you mean touching metal, like the case is metal. > > "Jack B" <jslimp01nospam(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message > news:O$Yj30U5KHA.5476(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > Any idea why my Old pc crashes (like it momentarily lost power and > > immediately starts to reboot) when touched sometimes? > > > > Jack > > > > > >
From: Bob I on 26 Apr 2010 11:24 Power cord securely inserted? Jack B wrote: > The case is plastic and metal. > It's weird -- sometimes when I put my hand on the top (pressing a bit) as I > look to the back of the pc, for instance, that's one example of when it can > happen. > > Jack > > ======================= > > "yuppicide" <yuppicide138(a)optonline.net> wrote in message > news:%23UF0w8U5KHA.1924(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > >>Sounds like an issue with static electricity 'causing a short somewhere.. >>I'm guessing by touch you mean touching metal, like the case is metal. >> >>"Jack B" <jslimp01nospam(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >>news:O$Yj30U5KHA.5476(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >>>Any idea why my Old pc crashes (like it momentarily lost power and >>>immediately starts to reboot) when touched sometimes? >>> >>>Jack >>> >>> >> >> > >
From: Antares 531 on 26 Apr 2010 11:38
If you have one available, try a different power cord. The one you're using may have a bad connection where the cord joins the metallic socket connector, and when you move the case this causes the cord to flex, breaking this contact sporadically, but long enough to cause a shut-down. On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:12:08 -0400, "Jack B" <jslimp01nospam(a)earthlink.net> wrote: >The case is plastic and metal. >It's weird -- sometimes when I put my hand on the top (pressing a bit) as I >look to the back of the pc, for instance, that's one example of when it can >happen. > >Jack > >======================= > >"yuppicide" <yuppicide138(a)optonline.net> wrote in message >news:%23UF0w8U5KHA.1924(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Sounds like an issue with static electricity 'causing a short somewhere.. >> I'm guessing by touch you mean touching metal, like the case is metal. >> >> "Jack B" <jslimp01nospam(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message >> news:O$Yj30U5KHA.5476(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> > Any idea why my Old pc crashes (like it momentarily lost power and >> > immediately starts to reboot) when touched sometimes? >> > >> > Jack >> > >> > >> >> > |