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    Poltergeist strikes again - Boss's office, nothing stays working for long

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
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      In what way do her computers fail?

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      • DashrenderD
        Dashrender
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        Windows constantly freezes up (other uses not experiencing the same). This is the main one lately.

        Along with her printer constantly having either jams, or the paper won't get picked up, etc.

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        • gjacobseG
          gjacobse
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          If it's a power problem, add a UPS...

          AIO, are always fun.... Can't explain why it wouldn't pull. Maybe the paper, damp or 'weak' stock

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          • thanksajdotcomT
            thanksajdotcom @Bill Kindle
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            @Bill-Kindle said:

            Bad power?

            That's what I was thinking.

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            • thanksajdotcomT
              thanksajdotcom @gjacobse
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              @g.jacobse said:

              If it's a power problem, add a UPS...

              AIO, are always fun.... Can't explain why it wouldn't pull. Maybe the paper, damp or 'weak' stock

              Just make sure your laser AIO is NOT plugged into a battery backup socket.

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              • Bill KindleB
                Bill Kindle @Dashrender
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                @Dashrender does the room have a slightly higher humidity level?

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                • T
                  technobabble
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                  Nice to know that other people have these issues. My client's weird issues moved from office to office in the same building and to the new building, even after getting new computers. She just works around the weird issues (never any errors in the logs though).

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                  • scottalanmillerS
                    scottalanmiller
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                    Sometimes someone just winds up as the unlucky one. It happens.

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @Bill Kindle
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                      @bill-kindle said in Poltergeist strikes again - Boss's office, nothing stays working for long:

                      Bad power?

                      Bad user, more likely.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @Dashrender
                        last edited by

                        @dashrender said in Poltergeist strikes again - Boss's office, nothing stays working for long:

                        Windows constantly freezes up ...

                        Same user that decides on save policies then ignores then, right? Might be a combination of decisions leading to freezes.

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                        • jmooreJ
                          jmoore
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                          At least from what I have seen its almost always bad power. It just takes a little under or a little above the recommended power to get electronics to start messing up. I put in APC units that are power filters and keep the power around 120. Stuff quits breaking and acting weird every time, at least for me. I usually use the $150-200 units from APC.

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller @jmoore
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                            @jmoore said in Poltergeist strikes again - Boss's office, nothing stays working for long:

                            At least from what I have seen its almost always bad power. It just takes a little under or a little above the recommended power to get electronics to start messing up. I put in APC units that are power filters and keep the power around 120. Stuff quits breaking and acting weird every time, at least for me. I usually use the $150-200 units from APC.

                            That's generally true, but in this case we have a well known user who tends to create a bit of disaster in non-electronic form as well. So I'm guessing that this is more coincidence.

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                            • ObsolesceO
                              Obsolesce
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                              Don't you have a contract with or someone to call to service and maintain all of your printers and copiers?

                              Otherwise, you'll just have to take it to a printer repair shop or buy more reliable printer.

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @dafyre
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                                  @dafyre I typed in a random thread number and got this one and boom... continued conversation.

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                                  • jt1001001J
                                    jt1001001
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                                    Try these. i swear one if these fixed all my dad's weird issues and avoid that APC junk
                                    https://www.tripplite.com/omnivs-120v-1000va-500w-line-interactive-ups-tower-usb-port~OMNIVS1000

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                                    • dafyreD
                                      dafyre @scottalanmiller
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                                      @scottalanmiller said in Poltergeist strikes again - Boss's office, nothing stays working for long:

                                      @dafyre I typed in a random thread number and got this one and boom... continued conversation.

                                      Same thing as randomly drawing this card from your deck. 🙂

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