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Solve : My lightswitch controls my computer power!? and other problems :|? |
Answer» Hi all, new to the forum and help would be appreciated! Re: My lightswitch controls my computer power!?Are you saying that the wall recepticle ( that the pc is plugged into) is switched ? You topic seems to infer that...... perhaps you could clarify. Are you located in North America? About how old is the house that the computer is installed in ? Do you have any other wall PLUGS ( recepticles) in you room that you could try the pc in .......and see if it reacts the same way? Moving on to the webcam.......... What is the make and model of it ? You say it crashes the network....... is your machine connected to the net, wired or wireless. Then you say it locked up ( froze) ...do mean the network connection had to be reset or do you mean something else ? Please try and answer these questions. dl65 Sounds like an overloaded circuit, and also a bad switch with arcing at the contacts, expecially this bit Quote And the light kinda goes dim until i switch it back off or move it around slightly! You want an electrician. PRONTO. Hope you've got good fire insurance. Okey, its happened with more then one webcam, but this one is a logitech Quickcam Yeah my network is wireless, internet connection is via another pc downstairs I man the split second i initiate anything to do with the webcam, the icons on the systray freeze, i cant access my belkin software to restart the net, nor can i through windows > network connections sometimes, my mouse can freeze too, thats USB aswell, but only sometimes when this happens But, yeah ive checked the drivers for the cam and theyre fine, its for a compatable OS (win XP) and everything.. im guessing this has something to do with windows but cant quite figure out where After the network crashes, the PC seems to go real slow, sometimes lock up completly (and to the other guy, im sure its a circuit overload yeah, thanks so much for that help Quote from: Jamesmith on April 25, 2007, 12:42:29 PM (and to the other guy, im sure its a circuit overload yeah, thanks so much for that help There's no need to come all sarky with me, I was only trying to help. For all I knew, you could have been a right thicko who needed telling. You do meet them on forums like this. Right DIMWITS that can't spell. Of course I can see that you're not one.Jamesmith ...... Quote Yeah my network is wireless, internet connection is via another pc downstairscould you please explain exactly what you mean by this comment ? dl65 Hey i wasnt being sarcy mate! sorry if you got that impression! i just ment that yeah your right because im powering about 8 sockets from the mains in the wall, sorry if i came across that way!Quote from: dl65 on April 25, 2007, 02:05:07 PM QuoteSorry wrote that kinda wrong doing too many things at once over here tonightYeah my network is wireless, internet connection is via another pc downstairscould you please explain exactly what you mean by this comment ? Im saying that a router is hooked up downstairs in my house and thats wired up with an ethernet cable to the pc next to it (just ment to tell you that i was conencted to the router wirelessly ) dl65 Quote from: Jamesmith on April 25, 2007, 02:09:21 PM Hey i wasnt being sarcy mate! sorry if you got that impression! i just ment that yeah your right because im powering about 8 sockets from the mains in the wall, sorry if i came across that way! Ok then no harm done. It's just that I work for an insurance company and I've seen a lot of damage done by overloaded wiring. It doesn't have to burn your house down just a smallfire can cost quite a few grand in repairs. Jamesmith....... Ok ...... I see how you are connected now........ Can you try this........ 1. disconnect from the network........ 2. now... click on the quickcam icon and open up the logitech QuickCam control panel. Does you system remain stable ? ....... if it does , click as indicated on the attachment ...... does the camera window open and the cam turn on ? dl65 [old attachment deleted by admin]Until you get the electrical problem resolved, I would put the rest of this on hold. You risk damage to your computer, your house and your life. |
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