> -----Original Message-----
> From: camplate [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, May 10, 2002 9:32 AM
> To: brin
> Subject: ASK THE LIST:power supplies
>
>
> More of a discussion.
>
> My sister is still having trouble with computer. They had a
> problem two weeks ago and replaced the power strip, thinking
> that was a source. It was actually because of too many of
> those hidden programs were running, or at least that fixed
> it. But it failed again last night, and the resources were at
> 85%. Her office computer guy said it may be the wall outlet.
How exactly would a faulty power supply effect system resources?
*boggle*
(I'm not a hardware guy, I just play one on TV)
> But now I'm thinking: America may not have the best power in
> the world, but I'd bet we have better power than other
> computer using countries like China or India. So are their
> computers failing all the time because of poor power?
I've had power supplies burn out, but only 2 or 3 times over hundreds of
computers I've used or admin'd.
-j-
