Computers

[CptnBlues63]

Thankfully you and the wife are the only users of the network. If it was just me and the wife, life would be MUCH simpler. My little "darlings" love to fill my network with all sorts of bad things because they just can't keep their mittens out of places that are fully of yucky stuff. Just like everything else in my house when they muck it up, everyone looks to me to fix it.



Yep - my sentiments exactly...

I'm lucky, my wife is actually very good with computers and totally self taught. She's been using them easily as long as I have. And, she's stubborn and doesn't like to share so she's always had her own. I don't much like sharing mine either............lol

If you're interested, I could show you how to segment your home network so the kids are on their own network and would be unable to even communicate with your computer and your wife's. It would only require a second SOHO Router (assuming you have one already) and a few minutes to connect and configure the second one. Then at least there's no chance of you getting zapped should one of the kids pick up a network virus.

I have a network?

Doc

LOL

If you have more than one computer in your home and all are able to access the internet, then yes, you do!

[richardson1337]

Its not so bad. The problem with operating system updates is that they do not test every possible combination before deploying a patch. But that happens everywhere. I have been in the IT field for about six years and have seen "almost" everything when it comes to computers or servers.

[badwhale]

Been almost a month, and just the other week I decided to test each stick of RAM individually. Guess what? Bad stick of DDR2 SDRAM.

I now think that was the problem the whole time.

[CptnBlues63]

Been almost a month, and just the other week I decided to test each stick of RAM individually. Guess what? Bad stick of DDR2 SDRAM.

I now think that was the problem the whole time.

I'd wager you're correct!

You'll know soon enough once you remove/replace that bad stick.

[badwhale]

I'd wager you're correct!

You'll know soon enough once you remove/replace that bad stick.

I put 2 sticks back in (2GB) to get to Crucial's website and request a RMA. Worked fine last night for whatever I threw at it.

Even though only 1 stick didn't pass memtest, I'm sending both from the production batch back.

[Mangyrat]

Its my Turn for computer problems.
This morning My UPS's started beeping telling me the batteries are dead.
The computers still work but its annoying ass hell listening to the beeping sound.

[CptnBlues63]

Its my Turn for computer problems.
This morning My UPS's started beeping telling me the batteries are dead.
The computers still work but its annoying ass hell listening to the beeping sound.

LOL

I hear that. I have 2 UPS's in my office and 4 at use at home. I am also responsible for all the small ones we use in our closets here at work. Those are all APC SmartUPS 1500 va's. We have 3 big industrial sized ones in our server room (50 kva, 70 kva, and the newest one put in last year is 80 kva) Those all have 40 batteries in them! Luckily we have a contract with the provider to deal with those batteries.

What make/model is it if you don't mind me asking? If it's an APC, I can definitely help you figure out what your replacement battery is and probably even find you a price and place to buy in the US.....if you need help with that.

[CptnBlues63]

I put 2 sticks back in (2GB) to get to Crucial's website and request a RMA. Worked fine last night for whatever I threw at it.

Even though only 1 stick didn't pass memtest, I'm sending both from the production batch back.

Good thinking. I suspect Crucial would have sent you a replacement pair and asked for both back anyhow so you've likely saved yourself some time.

While I've dealt with bad RAM issues professionally often enough, I can only think of one time I've had a bad stick myself and that was a used machine I picked up on the cheap that had RAM in it that was some obscure brand.