Comments on: How to blow up 2 computers in 2 weeks…(the the ballad of the spare computer) http://www.shiftperception.com/blog/2006/09/19/how-to-blow-up-2-computers-in-2-weeksthe-the-ballad-of-the-spare-computer/ shiftperception.007 blog Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:12:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: dan http://www.shiftperception.com/blog/2006/09/19/how-to-blow-up-2-computers-in-2-weeksthe-the-ballad-of-the-spare-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-24 dan Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:46:44 +0000 http://www.shiftperception.com/blog/2006/09/19/how-to-blow-up-2-computers-in-2-weeksthe-the-ballad-of-the-spare-computer/#comment-24 Yeah, certainly do. It's a question I ask myself as well. Personally I think it would be a good idea to get someone in to check the power supply, however it has only happened to my computer - and there's no difference to my power or to someone elses. To be honest I think the second computer was a dodgy build, or some random bit of wierdness/bad luck whereas the first computer was a def PSU issue. Yeah, certainly do. It’s a question I ask myself as well. Personally I think it would be a good idea to get someone in to check the power supply, however it has only happened to my computer – and there’s no difference to my power or to someone elses.

To be honest I think the second computer was a dodgy build, or some random bit of wierdness/bad luck whereas the first computer was a def PSU issue.

]]> By: OJ http://www.shiftperception.com/blog/2006/09/19/how-to-blow-up-2-computers-in-2-weeksthe-the-ballad-of-the-spare-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-23 OJ Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:40:56 +0000 http://www.shiftperception.com/blog/2006/09/19/how-to-blow-up-2-computers-in-2-weeksthe-the-ballad-of-the-spare-computer/#comment-23 I have one other quick question Danny: do you guys use surge protection at work? I'm just wondering how your PSU died in the first place. I have one other quick question Danny: do you guys use surge protection at work?

I’m just wondering how your PSU died in the first place.

]]> By: OJ’s rants … » Blog Archive » Wiedererlangen von einem toten Computer http://www.shiftperception.com/blog/2006/09/19/how-to-blow-up-2-computers-in-2-weeksthe-the-ballad-of-the-spare-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-22 OJ’s rants … » Blog Archive » Wiedererlangen von einem toten Computer Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:20:30 +0000 http://www.shiftperception.com/blog/2006/09/19/how-to-blow-up-2-computers-in-2-weeksthe-the-ballad-of-the-spare-computer/#comment-22 [...] The purpose of this post is to explore the options reducing the impact of hardware failures on our geek lives. The reason I thought I’d rant was because Danny Ireland recently experienced an event like this. [...] [...] The purpose of this post is to explore the options reducing the impact of hardware failures on our geek lives. The reason I thought I’d rant was because Danny Ireland recently experienced an event like this. [...]

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