-=PCTechTalk=- Re: GMan - my tech problem I mentioned

G, here is where I am at right now. We ruled out the APC after plugging the 
tower directly in an AC outlet. Today a tech guy came out with the power 
supply ( good thing he did instead of them just mailing it to me because it 
was a dead power supply ) and the tech was pretty sure it was software 
related and not the PSU. So I am going to run a system repair with the XP 
cd, if the error happens again I'll format. I " think " the PSU is enough 
but guess I'll find out. A couple questions..When I formatted last time 
after I had all drivers and apps installed, I used Acronis and made a backup 
of the drive onto my slave drive. The next time I wanted to format, not a 
clean format of course I booted the acronis cd and installed the backup and 
I was up and running in 10 minutes max. I wonder if the Acronis backup could 
be the software problem? Since the cpmputer boots, the Dell splas screen 
flashed and Windows XP loads and then it freezes. They, and I think it is 
the OS. If the Acronis backup is the problem I do not know and I have no 
idea when I ran the Acronis restore and when the problem happened 
first..When I first mentioned this problem you also thought it was software 
related..correct? My Tarheels are in the Final Four! Do you know the origin 
of Tarheel? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_Heel
Rudy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GMan" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2008 9:44 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: GMan - my tech problem I mentioned


> Rudy,
>    That's a very good suggestion, but I am concerned that it may 'miss the
> mark', so to speak.  If it works, unplug the UPS for a few days and then 
> try
> reconnecting it again and see if the problem is still gone.  Experience 
> has
> taught me that even simple surge protector power strips can interfere with 
> a
> system's ability to get enough power until they have been 'reset'.  Of
> course, resetting a power strip only means turning it off, waiting about 
> 10
> minutes and then turning it back on again.  A UPS stores backup power in a
> battery pack and that will need to be at least somewhat discharged to 
> reset
> it.
>
>    This suggestion you received also brings up the possibility that your
> present power supply (the one inside the computer) may not be rated high
> enough to support all of the things that are running on that machine.  Not
> having enough available power can cause all sorts of problems that are not
> easy to diagnose.  Nearly all of the power supplies sold (well, given 
> away)
> with new computer cases are nearly worthless and many of the ones that 
> come
> with complete systems are extremely inefficient for their stated rating. 
> In
> other words, it may be rated for 400W, but only 250 of it is available to
> the majority of your energy starved components while the remainder is lost
> to heat.  So, I suggest researching the supply you have to see how it 
> stacks
> up against similarly rated supplies and also try to figure out if the Max
> rating is enough for your tower's needs.
>
>    Why do they call themselves "Tarheels" when that gives the impression
> that they can't move their feet very well?       LOL
>
> Peace,
> G
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ypbuue
>


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