As we say: "Live and learn."

Glad everything worked out.

I know the sound when plugging something in and the
"lights dim" - NOT a pleasant recollection (usually
something pays the price!).

RF Jim


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jai Dhar" <jdhar@ENGMAIL.UWATERLOO.CA>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2002 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [OT]: KVM Problems


> 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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