guessing would be the actual power on switch on the computer case. i've seen this scenario when they get old/dirty.
Mike On Dec 27, 2007 8:27 AM, Marcio V. Pinheiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My old office computer is behaving strange... (never a dull time). > > The other day I powered it in AM ( as I always do) and it was dead. > No power. Nothing went ON. Tired several > times. Then I changed the plug to another outlet. It went on... I > thought that this was the problem.... Well... > > Today I came to work in AM. Started the computer. It was dead. Tried > several times to click the switch to > start. Nothing. Dead. Changed to another outlet. Nothing. Change the > power cable. Nothing. My panic was > starting. Called the computer shop. Yes they could send someone here > in the afternoon... Panic! > > Now, get this. As I was talking with the guy in the phone, without me > touching it or doing anything...the > computer went ON and started. Alone by itself. It has been ON ever > since giving me the chance to make > backups, print schedules, all of that. I am not afraid to put it off > in the end of the day. > > Wondering what is what... Earlier I took off the front cover (when it > was dead) and I saw that it was dirty > in the opening for the frontal fan... I am not even sure if this fan > is working... > > What could that be? Is not the outled or the power wire. It is not > the switch. It is something that suddenly > produced power (most likely the switch was ON after my attempts) > expontaneously after a few minutes > being dead... > > Please help! > Many thanks > > Marcio > > > ************************************************************************ > * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== > * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== > * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name > * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST > * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L > * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress > * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ************************************************************************ > * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml > * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived > ************************************************************************ > ************************************************************************ * ==> QUICK LIST-COMMAND REFERENCE - Put the following commands in <== * ==> the body of an email & send 'em to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <== * Join the list: SUBSCRIBE COMPUTERGUYS-L Your Name * Too much mail? Try Daily Digests command: SET COMPUTERGUYS-L DIGEST * Tired of the List? Unsubscribe command: SIGNOFF COMPUTERGUYS-L * New address? From OLD address send: CHANGE COMPUTERGUYS-L YourNewAddress * Need more help? Send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************ * List archive at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ * RSS at www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml * Messages bearing the header "X-No-Archive: yes" will not be archived ************************************************************************
