Robert Waldner wrote: > > On Tue, 29 Aug 2000 19:08:02 BST, Barry Samuels writes: > >Mains electricity supply (although the computer is on an UPS). > >Faulty component somewhere. > > s/faulty/not properly grounded/ ? > > A tip: > - Does it happen with headphones also? > - Your speakers may have other grounding than your PC[1], so current may > build up under some circumstances. > > hth, > &rw > > 1: I guess they aren´t powered via the UPS? > -- > / Robert Waldner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | Phone: +43 1 89933 0 Fax x533 \ > \ KPNQwest/AT tech staff | Diefenbachg. 35 A-1150 Wien / > > -- Forgive me if I'm stating the obvious, but since it won't reboot immediately after, only if you let it rest a while, sounds to me very much like a heat-kind-of-thing.
Be absolutely certain that nothing is overheating. Maybe try touching some of the chips in the box (*while also touching metal on the box* -don't want nothin' dying from static!). Maybe something gets too hot? Just my 2c. hth Vitux -- "I'm not a crook" Richard Nixon Debian GNU/Linux Micro$loth-free Zone
