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by prdeveer

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I have repaired a computer loaded win XP home and run constantly (36 hours) in my office. I take the computer to my customer?s home plug in turn the computer on and as if the electrical system has a virus, it wipes out the o/s and the computer does not recognize the hard drive.
This is on an electrical circuit that has an older Gateway unit running Win 98SE.

Take the computer back to the office and the hard drive is recognized and I reload Win XP without incident. This has happened numerous times. My understanding is that some time ago a network possibly for sound was run over the electrical wiring. Could this affect the unit?

Bruce Johnson

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by miotti

I beg to differ with the comment made from our previous colleague.

Bruce it is very likely that your customer may have an overload problem in the electrical cabling. No such problem can be caused once you say that when you take back the Pc to youhome and works just fine.

Having a power greater than the power supply can bear, causes the Pc to come up with all sorts of problems.

Try to see if the problem comes from the power sockets themselves.

Max

by prdeveer

Neither of your answer I am now assurred that the problem lies in the electrical system at my customer's house, I installed the computer in his office and ran without incident for 24 hours.

thanks for your interest.

by wlbowers

Dirty ac will drive you crazy. APC's web site has some information on the subject. RFI, Harmonics, motor noise. It is all bad news.

I am a Computer Tech and a Journeyman Electrician.

Good Luck Lee

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