NEVER underestimate " Restarting Your Computer " if it acts weird!

[sisrace]

NEVER underestimate " Restarting Your Computer " if it acts weird!

Hi. So i just quickly want to get a word out for some people. I have fallen into this trap where i get a problem. freaks out and just think that restarting the computer wont do anything. Many people have also fallen into this trap and i just want to say that the first way to trying to solve any software problem is to RESTART. If it doesent fix it then search for help.

Let the power of the Restart button continue

 

[MilesAhead]

Cycling the power worked for DOS. The "old new thing."

 

[sisrace]

Cycling the power worked for DOS. The "old new thing."

Haha.
Wasnt around at that time

 

[MilesAhead]

Cycling the power worked for DOS. The "old new thing."

Haha.
Wasnt around at that time

It was fun. If you blew it up usually boot the Dos disk and run the Sys command to put the system files on C: fixed it. Took about 2 minutes.

 

[sisrace]

Cycling the power worked for DOS. The "old new thing."

Haha.
Wasnt around at that time

It was fun. If you blew it up usually boot the Dos disk and run the Sys command to put the system files on C: fixed it. Took about 2 minutes.

I've head my parents amazing stories where the Battery died on the moherboard so often that they got tired and taped up a big pack of AA batteries
Wish i was born earlier

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Rebooting is the first thing I try when something goes wonky. It's the most effective repair procedure I've ever used.

 

[MilesAhead]

I never did the AA battery thing. They must be before my time too.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I never did the AA battery thing. They must be before my time too.

It's actually a good thing to know. Fortunately, I have beaucoup AAs, all rechargeable.

 

[Ranger4]

I never did the AA battery thing. They must be before my time too.

It's actually a good thing to know. Fortunately, I have beaucoup AAs, all rechargeable.

While rechargeable are very useful they only have a fully charged voltage of 1.2 volts, whereas ordinary dry cells are 1.5 volts, so one needs to keep in mind the voltage reduction if used in multiples. For example 4 rechargeable batteries in series would total 4.8 volts, whereas 4 dry cells would be 6 volts.

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

I never did the AA battery thing. They must be before my time too.

It's actually a good thing to know. Fortunately, I have beaucoup AAs, all rechargeable.

While rechargeable are very useful they only have a fully charged voltage of 1.2 volts, whereas ordinary dry cells are 1.5 volts, so one needs to keep in mind the voltage reduction if used in multiples. For example 4 rechargeable batteries in series would total 4.8 volts, whereas 4 dry cells would be 6 volts.

Sanyo Eneloops will initially charge to 1.5v. In use, they will quickly discharge to around 1.34, then very slowly discharge to around 3.2. After that, they discharge quickly. I've yet to run into anything that couldn't use them. They may discharge a bit sooner than alkaline, but, since they are rechargeable, who cares. Something else I like about the Eneloops: since they are LSD (Low Self Discharge) NiMH, they can hold a usable charge for as much as a year or more when idle, unlike regular NiMHs which need recharging as often as monthly, even when idle. I've yet to have an Eneloop fail on me, and some are several years old.

 

[sisrace]

I never did the AA battery thing. They must be before my time too.

It's actually a good thing to know. Fortunately, I have beaucoup AAs, all rechargeable.

While rechargeable are very useful they only have a fully charged voltage of 1.2 volts, whereas ordinary dry cells are 1.5 volts, so one needs to keep in mind the voltage reduction if used in multiples. For example 4 rechargeable batteries in series would total 4.8 volts, whereas 4 dry cells would be 6 volts.

Well, You can put batteries in series so the voltage multiplies or you put them in a paralell thinngy wich makes both batteries draw half the power. so kinda:



Gotta love my amazing paint drawing skills

 

[sisrace]

I never did the AA battery thing. They must be before my time too.

Well. Both my parents are around 45-50 years old so maybe yes

 

[MilesAhead]

Gotta love my amazing paint drawing skills

I know if I saw that diagram on a box haning on a rack in CompUSA I'd buy it for sure.

 

[sisrace]

Gotta love my amazing paint drawing skills

I know if I saw that diagram on a box haning on a rack in CompUSA I'd buy it for sure.

Haha