[WEB4LIB] RE: Fwd: TECH: Computers keep rebooting-Help!

[Brandon Dennis]

If they're ONLY rebooting in one location but working fine every where
else, of course the first thing is to check what's different.  
 
Most likely it's voltage fluctuations (not necessarily surges).  I would
suggest putting a UPS on one of the computers and testing it out - UPS
will regulate the voltage and provide additional power from battery to
compensate.
 
If that doesn't work, I would look at the Network Card (especially if it
wasn't hooked up in the different "test" location).  A common source of
weird problems.  Set up the computers in the library and don't connect
the network cable and see if they continue to crash when loading word.
 
If it's happening only when loading applications, however, I would
suggest that the power is not regulated and the voltage is falling
slightly causing the computer to lose just enough to crash.  :)
 
Brandon
 

	-----Original Message----- 
	From: Lori Ayre [mailto:lbayre at galecia.com] 
	Sent: Tue 10/19/2004 8:11 PM 
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	Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: Fwd: TECH: Computers keep rebooting-Help!
	
	

	If you got all your computers from the same source, you might
see if they
	gave you bad RAM. 
	
	Lori Ayre
	
	-----Original Message-----
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	On Behalf Of Phalbe Henriksen
	Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 8:35 AM
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	Can anyone offer any suggestions to this school media person?
	
	Phalbe Henriksen
	
	
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	>I have a bank of 8 computers in the library.  Since the first
day of
	>school this year, they have all started randomly rebooting. It
has
	>happened when clicking on Word, Internet Explorer, Spectrum,
sending
	>email - there doesn't seem to be a pattern.  We have tried
swapping the
	>computers for others.  When any model of computer is set up in
the
	>library, it randomly reboots, when moved to another location,
it
	>doesn't.  A surge protector has been set up, it doesn't
indicate that
	>there are any surges happening.  When it happens, the screen
turns blue
	>and in DOS lettering says that a physical dump is taking place.
We
	>have never had this problem before.  It is only happening in
the
	>library.  We are all stumped, any suggestions?
	>
	>Elaine Donoghue
	>Librarian
	>Wildwood School
	>71 Strong St.
	>Amherst, MA  01002
	>413-362-1424
	>elainedonoghue at hotmail.com
	>
	
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