I explained that earlier. ethernet ports are vulnerable. Wires pick up
from the air radio pulses generated by lightning and power surges.
This turns into voltage in the ethernet cable. Not frequent but it can
happen.
Also, only a proper ups, not a surge protector, can protect you from a
ohh so the ethernet PORTS are vulnerable, regardless of if s cable
is attached to it. I think you mean it this way because there is no cable
attached to the ethernet portOtherwise the instructions don't make sense.
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 3:36 AM, Jon Kettenhofen
No Michael, that is not exactly correct. All parts of a computer are
vulnerable to an EMP if it is very strong. Having a cable plugged into
it (which acts as an antenna) makes it much more vulnerable. Having a
phone line plugged in can be even more vulnerable if the the cable does
not have
Sure, a bad power supply will not only affect the fans but it can affect
everything in the computer!
What do you think? The power supply failed because it got too hot
because the cooling fan did not do it's job? Maybe. But you won't be
able to diagnose the fan or other failures until you
thanks, Jon. I think I'll take it in. I get the fan warning and the
internet switch still will not turn on when I'm running it off of the
battery.
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 5:12 AM, Jon Kettenhofen s...@kexsof.com wrote:
Sure, a bad power supply will not only affect the fans but it
On the multimeter thing - if you happen to get a coupon for a free
multimeter from Harbor Freight that's your cheapest possible meter, and
according to a friend its not a bad meter.
If you want to buy it I think its under $10, but I'm not sure. In
addition, Lowes, Home Depot, Radio Shack, Fry's,
thanks for the suggestion. I got one:)
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 8:35 AM, Carruth, Rusty ru...@smartm.com wrote:
On the multimeter thing - if you happen to get a coupon for a free
multimeter from Harbor Freight that's your cheapest possible meter, and
according to a friend its not
here is a question... if I had a power surge why was only 1
computer`affected of the 4 in my house. one other rhing it is the only one
connected to the internet wirelessly.
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On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 9:28 AM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote:
thanks for the suggestion. I got
Hi Mike,
In order to work with the technician effectively, you are going to want to
be closely involved with the work process. In this respect, you will ask
him what he thinks the problem is, or what his first actions are, for
instance if he recommends a full diagnostic.
But first, I would do
when the keybosrd problem stsrted about 6 months ago getting another
keyboard was the first thing I did and there was no problem with it when I
attached an external keyboard. You mentioned smoking being a problem? I've
never done that. You wondered about the distro? I run Linux Mint.
Michael,
It might just be time to UPGRADE!
References:
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=141t=67240 Keyboard
http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1287 Wireless Switch
http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49t=174540 Fan Control
You can fix or address each, or
Have you tried a live CD of any flavor to see if it persists?
On Sep 18, 2014 8:35 AM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote:
when the keybosrd problem stsrted about 6 months ago getting another
keyboard was the first thing I did and there was no problem with it when I
attached an external
Thefirst thing I di was to stick the live cd in. That didn't fix a thing
plus that doesn't take care of the cooling fan issue. did I tell you I
get that notice right before bios takes over?
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 9:24 AM, Stephen Partington cryptwo...@gmail.com
wrote:
Have
Yo, Michael!
Don't remember hearing about the cooling fan issue. It's really
starting to sound like a power supply gone bad, but check the fans. See
if they are turning and they should not be making any noise EXCEPT when
the system first starts up. And that should be fan/wind noise
only!
Michael,
BTW, Apple publishes a hardware diagnostic CD or DVD, in fact it may be
on the original install DVDs that came with the machine. If you can
boot the machine, see if you can run the diagnostics.
Jon
On 09/18/2014 02:08 PM, Michael Havens wrote:
Thefirst thing I di was to stick the
so the power supply will affect the cooling fan? If so this might be an
easy fix. What about the internet switch? That was the first thing that
failed.
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 5:24 PM, Jon Kettenhofen s...@kexsof.com wrote:
Michael,
BTW, Apple publishes a hardware diagnostic CD
Hello Michael,
I'm curious, did you buy this quad new or did you buy it used or is it a
work computer owned by a company? I get the feeling that you bought it
used.
There's almost always a reason for failures and it's usually a problem
that can be isolated. If it's a part, it can be
Thank you so much for the detailed explanation, Jon. You know I have a
laptop and I don't have a MAC but I read your troubleshooting non-the-less.
I got to the last paragraph and realized something that I was told happened
a couple of days ago that might be relevant. My room mate was home when
oh I forgot to say that none of the other computers in my house seem to
have been affected though it may be that it needs to be power-cycled
and/or it may be something that only affects wireless and something got on
the phone lines (my home is on DSL).
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at
What can I tell the service tech so I don't sound too stupid?
:-)~MIKE~(-:
On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Michael Havens bmi...@gmail.com wrote:
oh I forgot to say that none of the other computers in my house seem
to have been affected though it may be that it needs to be power-cycled
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