Well, the problem is resolved... partially. On the account of getting tired of
near-killing myself by trying different things, I took it in to a store. What
did they do? They swapped the vid. card to another PCI slot, and it worked.
Yay, i just payed $20 for that. So I brought it home, thankful that it was
working. When I tried it.. guess what, pop.. yet another spark. So I was
really mad now. Anyway, I realized something that was key right then and
there. I was plugging it into a powerbar, which was plugged into another
powerbar. That's great, except the powerbar I was plugging it into, the plug
didn't have a ground connection (I ripped it off a while ago).. so I was
connecting the computer to a groundless connection. I unplugged the computer
from the powerbar, and then plugged it in the original bar (with ground)...
and all the lights dimmed with a loud noise. I immediately unplugged it.. and
next thing I know, my PSU that I made is smoking like mad. Not seeing the
connection immediately, I then remembered that the PSU Was plugged into the
2nd powerbar, which had no ground... which meant that for over 3 months, I
have been running a PSU that hasn't been grounded properly. Anyway, I fried my
PSU... but the computer/kvm works now :p Sacrifice one for the gain of another
I guess. Learn from my stupidity... I know I did.


> It sounds like you have a power supply problem
> on that one PC, and if you aren't careful, you may
> kill yourself or harm your computer(s), KVM or
> monitor (if you haven't damaged them already).
>
> I would suggest that, with what you have descibed
> already, you find someone much more competant
> than yourself to review and diagnose the root
> of this problem.
>
> The #1 object of hobbyies involving electronics should
> be that you come home to your loved ones in one
> piece, undamaged ...
>
> RF Jim
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jai Dhar" <jdhar@ENGMAIL.UWATERLOO.CA>
> To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
> Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 1:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [OT] KVM Problems
>
>
> > I just did a test by plugging the monitor in directly to the computer, and
> it,
> > too, sparked. Does this mean that computer isn't properly grounded? If so,
> > where do I check/fix
> > it?
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