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Computer problem I just can't figure out.... (SOLVED!)

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Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: ChadTower on July 02, 2009, 11:52:01 am ---Could it be the line voltage, then?  Is it plugged into an outlet strip or UPS?  A different outlet?

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Power strip.
What about not being grounded? Hardly any of the outlets in our house are.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on July 02, 2009, 11:53:15 am ---Power strip.
What about not being grounded? Hardly any of the outlets in our house are.

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Well that's not good but probably would cause an issue from the start if it were one.  Anything new on that strip?  Anything new on that circuit as a whole?  How old is the strip?

Ginsu Victim:
Strip is a few years old. The same things that are normally on it are on it. My last computer ran fine on it.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on July 02, 2009, 12:02:13 pm ---My last computer ran fine on it.

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That doesn't mean much unless you have a $100 power strip.  Cheap power strips age badly.  It is probably worth taking the 90 seconds to swap it out just to be sure.

Ginsu Victim:
Well, it wasn't a cheapie (it does have some surge protection), but it's worth a shot.

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