Post by Keith Heitmann on May 11, 2004 19:44:43 GMT -5
I just got my new piece of hardware to filter my AC line. For nearly a year now I've put up with random lockups. My primary suspect has always been the blower motor on my furnace. I can usually hear a chirp from my speakers when the motor turns off and my computer locks up while playing a game with sound. I finally had enough and ordered a new power regulator from Tigerdirect.com.
It's like a surge protector but it also regulates spikes and drops in the line voltage according to the description. It's not a UPS. I just hooked it up a little while ago and I should soon be able to see if it's cured my problem.
It's not a huge unit, about 8" high and 10" dee; and 6" wide. Four outlets on the back, and a line in/out for the phone line as well. Power and Regulate LEDs on the front with a rocker on/off switch.
I've been too patient and should have gotten something a year ago. I think that during one of the lockups some of my Windows files got corrupted since some of the utilities like System File Check (SFC) won't run from the Start/Run function. And when I try to transmit my SETI work units it corrupts my AOL program window and it becomes "not repsonding". I have to reboot so I can logon again with AOL.
I'm putting off reinstalling Windows, which is what tech support wants me to do. There is a Windows XP repair function that requires it be run from the command mode at startup, but I can't seem to get past the administrator password function. I don't have admin account password. I left it blank, unless Dell used one when installing the software. Guess I'll have to call them on that and find out.
It's like a surge protector but it also regulates spikes and drops in the line voltage according to the description. It's not a UPS. I just hooked it up a little while ago and I should soon be able to see if it's cured my problem.
It's not a huge unit, about 8" high and 10" dee; and 6" wide. Four outlets on the back, and a line in/out for the phone line as well. Power and Regulate LEDs on the front with a rocker on/off switch.
I've been too patient and should have gotten something a year ago. I think that during one of the lockups some of my Windows files got corrupted since some of the utilities like System File Check (SFC) won't run from the Start/Run function. And when I try to transmit my SETI work units it corrupts my AOL program window and it becomes "not repsonding". I have to reboot so I can logon again with AOL.
I'm putting off reinstalling Windows, which is what tech support wants me to do. There is a Windows XP repair function that requires it be run from the command mode at startup, but I can't seem to get past the administrator password function. I don't have admin account password. I left it blank, unless Dell used one when installing the software. Guess I'll have to call them on that and find out.
Burn all the vital files to disc and wipe your primary hard drive. Or better yet, buy a huge secondary drive for storing all that "stuff you care about". I have my OS and programs installed on a 40gig primary HDD. Everything else goes on a secondary 120gig. This 120gig has never crashed, but I've had to nuke Windows XP off of the primary HDD two or three times due to fatal system problems.