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PC Freezing

cmorriscmorris Posts: 6,157
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Got a question for you. What would you do if you found a computer frozen at the POST screen, unable to use the keyboard and mouse and found the ports on the back of the machine does't have PS2 Connections?. This keeps happening despite a system reboot

P.S. I did get this working.

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  • JeffG1JeffG1 Posts: 15,275
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    This is a quiz, right?
  • Nikelodeon81Nikelodeon81 Posts: 3,192
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    Call tech support.
  • cmorriscmorris Posts: 6,157
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    No Just wanted to know what people would do as it was an interesting fault which I resolved
  • fmradiotuner1fmradiotuner1 Posts: 20,497
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    some times changing ram might help had a few PCs not boot due to bad or not right ram.
  • MaxatoriaMaxatoria Posts: 17,980
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    I'd call someone who may have a scooby doo's on the idea and pay them £30/hr
  • mred2000mred2000 Posts: 10,050
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    Warm it up, the poor thing.
  • RobinOfLoxleyRobinOfLoxley Posts: 27,040
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    cmorris wrote: »
    Got a question for you. What would you do if you found a computer frozen at the POST screen, unable to use the keyboard and mouse and found the ports on the back of the machine does't have PS2 Connections?. This keeps happening despite a system reboot

    P.S. I did get this working.

    Give up. What devious fix did you find?
  • MaxatoriaMaxatoria Posts: 17,980
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    cmorris wrote: »
    No Just wanted to know what people would do as it was an interesting fault which I resolved

    we don't have the system infront of us, for all i know it could be that someone has upgraded the cpu and the bios hasn't been told about it.
  • JeffG1JeffG1 Posts: 15,275
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    Go into the BIOS and make sure legacy USB is on?

    (Breaks out popcorn)
  • JeffG1JeffG1 Posts: 15,275
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    Remember that Ronnie Corbett sketch, a sort of reboot of four candles: "My blackberry is frozen" when he puts a blackberry (fruit) on the counter?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNAkObRoOWo
  • cmorriscmorris Posts: 6,157
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    It was a dodgy stick of RAM.
  • MaxatoriaMaxatoria Posts: 17,980
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    cmorris wrote: »
    It was a dodgy stick of RAM.

    Yawn....we was expecting a decent tale of bios level debugging with pictures of cute cats helping out etc..
  • RobinOfLoxleyRobinOfLoxley Posts: 27,040
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    Here's another...but it's automotive

    Car runs for a very short time then stops. All red lights on. Will not restart.

    RAC Homestart called.

    Car starts straightaway, runs round block. RAC man leaves.

    We try to go to the supermarket again, car conks out again.

    RAC man is contacted (either he gave his mobile number or call centre tracked him, he wasn't far away)

    Car is fine, and he leaves again.

    We try once more and car conks out and RAC man returns.

    This time we suss the simple fault.

    But what was it?
  • mred2000mred2000 Posts: 10,050
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    Only one of you were going to St Ives?

    It was all a dream?

    (Something similar used to happen with my old Mini. Electrical fault somewhere but never did find out where...)

    Wrong key? Dodgy seatbelt lock?
  • RobinOfLoxleyRobinOfLoxley Posts: 27,040
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    Wrong key.

    RAC man always got the good key.

    I always used the spare key with duff RFID chip.
  • rustytrawlerrustytrawler Posts: 2,477
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    mred2000 wrote: »
    Only one of you were going to St Ives?

    It was all a dream?

    (Something similar used to happen with my old Mini. Electrical fault somewhere but never did find out where...)

    Wrong key? Dodgy seatbelt lock?

    Take a bow. :)
  • mred2000mred2000 Posts: 10,050
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    RobinOfLoxley wrote: »
    Wrong key.
    rustytrawler wrote: »
    Take a bow. :)

    Wow. Not bad for me at 3am! :D
  • SexbombSexbomb Posts: 20,005
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    Wrap a blanket round it.
  • JeffG1JeffG1 Posts: 15,275
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    RobinOfLoxley wrote: »
    Wrong key.

    RAC man always got the good key.

    I always used the spare key with duff RFID chip.
    What make of car relies on which key you are using? Mine (Nissan) just has buttons to lock/unlock the doors.
  • RobinOfLoxleyRobinOfLoxley Posts: 27,040
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    It was an old Mazda 323
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