[jaws-uk] Re: more computer problems
- From: "Paul Roberts" <anorack@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 20:41:11 -0000
Hi Phil and Dorothy,
Thanks for your responses, both of which are very helpful.
I shall try unplugging the printer and then plug it back in and see whether
that solves the problem.
to answer your question Phil, i have had this computer since September 2001
with the same operating system. The only things which have changed in that
time is the Keyboard and Monitor which packed up the other week.
All items apart from the original monitor were new.
I have on odd occasions had problems whereby for some reason my tower would
make a rather strange white noise type sound which worried me a bit as I
thought I may have something seriously wrong with my machine.
Unplugging all items may be a good idea. This has only been done at least
three times. twice when I picked up a virus and my friend had to take the
tower away and on the other occasion when I moved house.
I did forget to mention that earlier this year, we had a powercut in the
area and I didn't realise until some time later when I tried to switch on my
PC as I thought JAWS had crashed and noticed that it wouldn't go on at all.
I was on the computer at the time when the power happened so don't know
whether this could have any bearing on the situation.
the powercut was unexpected at the time.
Don't know how much RAM I have or how to check so if anyone could advise me
please then that would be great.
Thanks again for your help.
Regards
Paul.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phill" <phill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 6:28 AM
Subject: [jaws-uk] Re: more computer problems
: Paul,
: How old is your computer?
: From everything you have said it sounds very much like it could be the
power
: supply starting to brake down, I have come across this before and it was
: frustrating trying many things to find out the problem, after changing the
: power supply all was well, there is no way of testing it as far as I know,
: but thankfully they are not expensive to buy.
: If your friend is comfortable in opening up your computer and changing it,
: it will only take about five minutes to do, if not you would have to find
a
: computer shop to do it for you this is where it might get more costly.
: I should keep away from defragging if you don't have much on your system.
:
: Hope this helps
: Phill
: -----Original Message-----
: From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
: Behalf Of Paul Roberts
: Sent: 29 December 2006 20:37
: To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
: Subject: [jaws-uk] more computer problems
:
: Hi all,
:
: Firstly thanks to those who responded to my lasts computer query when I
: explained that it was taking me a good few switch ons before my computer
: would start giving me the opening Windows ME music and then JAWS.
:
: I kept several of the E-mails regarding disc clean up and defrag.
:
: I did the former once but have not tried a defrag (think I have got the
: right wording.
:
: I asked a friend to come roundjust over a month ago and he noticed that
one
: of the wires was not in correctly in the back of my tower and so he pushed
: it in.
:
: Things had been OK a few days before I asked him to come round.
:
: I asked about disc clean up and he was of the opinion that I wouldn't need
: to do this as I hardly had anything stored which would slow down my
machine.
:
: Things were Ok for a couple of weeks but recently, I have again had
problems
: whereby I will switch on my PC but I don't get any sound and so have to
: switch on via the main button on my tower, switch back on and tryagain.
:
: Sometimes this will only take two switch ons but other times, it can take
a
: good 6 to 8 switch ons before I even hear the opening jingle and JAWS.
:
: Also my printer is switched to come on automatically which it usually does
: just before I hear the opening jingle.
:
: When the printer doesn't automatically come on, I suspect a problem and so
: switch of at the tower. AS soon as the computer has gone of, the printer
: switches on. When I switch the tower back on, I will hear a series of
short
: bleeps and then if ai am lucky, the printer wil come on again, making it's
: usual clunky and wary sounds before hearing the opening windows jingle and
: then JAWS.
:
: I have even taken to leaving my PC on for most of any day to save having
to
: go through the process of switching it off and on each time I wish to use
: it.
:
: Yesterday, I switched it on at around 4 pm but again had to switch it off
: and on about twice before it worked properly.
:
: I spent about 5 hours listening to a BBC Radio station via the net and all
: was well until just before 9 pm when the audio from realplayer stuttered
and
: both it and JAWScrashed.
:
: At this point, I pressed the reset button on my tower but nothing happened
: and so I pressed the main button to turn the machine of.
:
: Normally, when I press the reset button following A JAWS and or other
audio
: crash, the PC wil come on asnormal and I wil hear the printer start up and
: thehhn hear JAWS saying the scan disk error message.
:
: I should also point out that now I wait until this has been checked as my
: friend advised me to do so.
:
: After about 3 to 4 minutes, I hear the opening Jingle and all is well.
:
: Back to last night and I then spent around 15 minutes trying to get the PC
: to activate but it wouldn't do anything. I should alsdo point out that
when
: switching it back on each tie, I was using the main button because
pressing
: reset hasn't always worked for me and I don't know why this is.
:
: I have a feeling that there may also be some kind of conflict with my
: printer as it doesn't always start automatically when it is meant to.
:
: I have just checked the wires in the back of my tower and they all seem to
: be pushed in correctly.
:
: I am now a little stuck as I am not sure what else I can do apart from
maybe
: trying to do another disc clean up and think about a defrag.
:
: I am going to contact my friend again and see if he can come over to have
: another lookat my PC.
:
: If anyone on this list thinks they can help further then please get back
to
: me as I would like to solve this problem as it is getting a little
annoying
: now.
:
: Sorry for the longish E-mail but thanks for reading.
:
: As mentioned earlier I am using Windows ME and also JAWS version 5.
:
: Regards
:
: Paul.
:
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