[ubuntu-my] Mystery at the office, slightly off-topic

[Umarzuki Mochlis]

2009/10/27 Harisfazillah Jamel <linuxmalaysia at gmail.com>

> Agree with Apogee.
>
> You can test it by getting an AVR or small UPS. Power it using the AVR
> and test it by shaking the partition.
>
> If it still make the PC shutdown by itself, need to check the wiring
> inside the PC.
>

Thanks for the insight.
How do I actually recognize which one is giving the problem? Do I need a
test pen to poke around or something?


>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:53 AM, ApOgEE <jerungkun at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dear Umarzuki,
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Umarzuki Mochlis <umarzuki at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> I had this mystery that happened to one of the PC at my workplace. This
> PC
> >> alone, not other PCs.
> >>
> >> When somebody touches the partition of the place where the PC was
> placed,
> >> it shuts down immediately without hassle. I wouldn't regard this as a
> >> convenient since this PC belongs to a HR staff. What happened if this
> person
> >> is working on my paycheck and the computer shuts down? Major
> inconvenient
> >> isn't it?
> >>
> >> The thing is, it is only happened when somebody touches the partition
> >> abruptly, not gently.
> >>
> >> A thing to note; there's a lot of static charges around my workplace.
> When
> >> you touch somebody for the first time, say, a handshake, a pop sound
> would
> >> come out.
> >>
> >> This PC runs Ubuntu 8.04 if that makes any difference, even though I
> doubt
> >> it would.
> >>
> >> Anyone ever accountered the same problem or have any idea how I could
> >> prevent this?
> >>
> >
> > You should inspect deeply on how should the PC shuts down. I suspect, it
> may
> > due to improper wiring of those partition area. To reduce static charges,
> > you should do proper grounding. Be aware that strong static charges may
> also
> > harm your electronics and computers. It doesn't matter whether you
> install
> > Ubuntu or any other operating system. If those area always have supply
> > problem, you may have to consider using backup battery to ensure that a
> > short disconnection of power wouldn't shutdown your computer immediately.
> >
> >
>
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Regards,

Umarzuki Mochlis
http://gameornot.net
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