Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-08 Thread Victor Gouveia
Thank you Dan, I knew you'd step up to the plate and hit a homer. I'll try it and let you know. Victor Gouveia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-08 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Robert, I knew there was something I liked about you. Oh, and by the way, I'm not going to consider kicking this thing until I've exhausted all options, but I have the bigger boot available if needed. Victor Gouveia [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-08 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi dale, Sorry my friend, but if the laptop is fried, then I can take it to someone that will buy it for parts and give me a good price for the overall thing. The screen alone is worth about $300 and the hard drive, even though it is only a 40 gig drive is worth, at least $60, all of which I

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-08 Thread A. Chew
Gouveia To: Blind Handyman Listserv Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 6:18 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers Hi All, I recently came across a problem that is forcing me to go to a professional for help...Yeah, I know, I've used the dirty word... Anyway, my

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-08 Thread Lee A. Stone
I have a stupid question for the engineers. about a frost level in the ground. if you have a steep side hill, would the frost be as deep on that hill as it would be on the top or bottomm level ground?Lee -- There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes.

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-08 Thread Max Robinson
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Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-08 Thread Dale Leavens
and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Lee A. Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 10:44 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers I have a stupid question for the engineers. about a frost level

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-07 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Ray, Thanks for the research, it's much appreciated. I have tried the traditional troubleshooting ideas, starting with the power first, followed by the A B C's of medicine. They are, airway, breathing and circulation. This is what medical professionals are taught to look for in an

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-07 Thread Victor Gouveia
Hi Max, As I wrote to Ray, it's not a matter of whether the computer boots or not, I'm simply not getting power to different components of the computer. The screen is blank, the hard drive isn't spinning and the hard drive light isn't lighting up. I can only assume that there is a power flow

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-07 Thread Dan Rossi
Victor, Can you get a voltage meter on the terminals where the battery would connect and see if there is current there when the box is plugged in? -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:(412) 268-9081 Yahoo! Groups

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-07 Thread Tom Fowle
victor, If nothing comes up on the screen and nothing happens otherwise, only other thing to try is a boot floppy or CDrom depending on what you have If that doesn't work,you're fubar. A continuity tester will be of no use and probably harm on any of those connectors, even assuming you have the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-07 Thread Tom Fowle
victor, It does strike me that a battery with a shorted cell might give similar results. I don't know if those things are supposed to run with the battery removed, if you know for sure, you could try that, but there are many reasons why that might not work even if the battery is the problem. Of

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers

2006-09-06 Thread Max Robinson
- From: Victor Gouveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Blind Handyman Listserv blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:18 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Question for the Engineers Hi All, I recently came across a problem that is forcing me to go to a professional for help