If you switch a computer on and it screeches and stays black is that a
bit of a bad sign?
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"Sheel"  wrote in message 
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> If you switch a computer on and it screeches and stays black is that a
> bit of a bad sign?

Might be.

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Sheel wented:
>If you switch a computer on and it screeches and stays black is that a
>bit of a bad sign?

What colour is the monitor screen?
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Sheel warbled...
> If you switch a computer on and it screeches and stays black is that a
> bit of a bad sign?
> 
It's not a sign that all is well.

I presume that you mean the monitor stays black rather than the 
computer, which is unlikely to change colour anyway.

Are you sure it's the computer and not the monitor?
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In a mad moment - Sheel  mumbled :

> If you switch a computer on and it screeches and stays black is that a
> bit of a bad sign?
Are you stood on the Mouse tail(Lead)?

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greeboh burbled:

>Sheel wented:
>>If you switch a computer on and it screeches and stays black is that a
>>bit of a bad sign?
>
>What colour is the monitor screen?

Black with a box saying 'no signal', but that always happens when we
switch them on.

I'm hoping it's still under warranty with RM.

It worked fine yesterday.
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File not found. I'll make something up.

Bev burbled:

> Sheel warbled...
>> If you switch a computer on and it screeches and stays black is that a
>> bit of a bad sign?
>> 
>It's not a sign that all is well.
>
>I presume that you mean the monitor stays black rather than the 
>computer, which is unlikely to change colour anyway.
>
>Are you sure it's the computer and not the monitor?

It's the all-in-one computer jobby from RM.
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Bryn Evans burbled:

>In a mad moment - Sheel  mumbled :
>
>> If you switch a computer on and it screeches and stays black is that a
>> bit of a bad sign?
>Are you stood on the Mouse tail(Lead)?

Are you being serious?
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File not found. I'll make something up.

Sheel warbled...
> 
> Bev burbled:
> 
> > Sheel warbled...
> >> If you switch a computer on and it screeches and stays black is that a
> >> bit of a bad sign?
> >> 
> >It's not a sign that all is well.
> >
> >I presume that you mean the monitor stays black rather than the 
> >computer, which is unlikely to change colour anyway.
> >
> >Are you sure it's the computer and not the monitor?
> 
> It's the all-in-one computer jobby from RM.
> 
And you've indicated there's a no signal message, so it's the PC rather 
than the monitor. 
Sounds fairly terminal in terms of some piece of kit. Power supply 
maybe? Or fan - possibly it's the fan trying to turn but failing that's 
causing the screech.
Is it under warranty?
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On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:01:55 +0100, Sheel wrote:

>Bryn Evans burbled:
>
>>In a mad moment - Sheel  mumbled :
>>
>>> If you switch a computer on and it screeches and stays black is that a
>>> bit of a bad sign?
>>Are you stood on the Mouse tail(Lead)?
>
>Are you being serious?

He might be one of the few people who actually read the charter!
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Bev burbled:


>And you've indicated there's a no signal message, so it's the PC rather 
>than the monitor. 
>Sounds fairly terminal in terms of some piece of kit. Power supply 
>maybe? Or fan - possibly it's the fan trying to turn but failing that's 
>causing the screech.
>Is it under warranty?

We've had them for about a year and 3 weeks.

I think we bought a 3 year warranty though.

I'll check the paperwork in the yellow file on my top shelf tomorrow.
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Sheel warbled...
> I'll check the paperwork in the yellow file on my top shelf tomorrow.
> 
That'll be impressive. In most schools I visited in my other non 
chalkface life, either someone would have moved the paperwork, the file 
or the shelf!
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Bev warbled...
> either someone would have moved the paperwork, the file 
> or the shelf!
> 
<reaches for red pen and gets scarlet ink all over cream top>
There are more than two someones, of course. That 'either' seems to have 
slipped off from where I placed it!
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Bev burbled:

> Sheel warbled...
>> I'll check the paperwork in the yellow file on my top shelf tomorrow.
>> 
>That'll be impressive. In most schools I visited in my other non 
>chalkface life, either someone would have moved the paperwork, the file 
>or the shelf!

<asparagus>
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In a mad moment - Liz  mumbled :

> On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:01:55 +0100, Sheel wrote:

>>Bryn Evans burbled:
>>
>>>In a mad moment - Sheel  mumbled :
>>>
>>>> If you switch a computer on and it screeches and stays black is that a
>>>> bit of a bad sign?
>>>Are you stood on the Mouse tail(Lead)?
>>
>>Are you being serious?

> He might be one of the few people who actually read the charter!

I read the charts and stay in the shallow parts. I don't normally do 
'serious'  :))

Screams from computers are either electric or mechanic.
electric is out as there is a message on screen not a bright straight 
line and a burning smell.

Mechanics could be ( in order of most reported over the years)
- Fan with dry bearing (1 ONLY drop of oil to fix)
- Bearing of hard drive (tuff, get a new one, copy off the files IF     
  you can AS SOON AS POSSIBLE)
- Motor, or carriage slide of CDROM/DVD Drive needs Oil / cleaning
- and finally (very unlikely) Small rodent has entered the case and is  
  caught in the works or getting electrified !


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On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:56:06 +0100, Bryn Evans wrote:

<<>><<
>I read the charts and stay in the shallow parts. I don't normally do 
>'serious'  :))
>

And then he went and spoilt it :-(

<fairly sensible observations deleted>
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Bryn Evans burbled:


>Screams from computers are either electric or mechanic.
>electric is out as there is a message on screen not a bright straight 
>line and a burning smell.
>
>Mechanics could be ( in order of most reported over the years)
>- Fan with dry bearing (1 ONLY drop of oil to fix)
>- Bearing of hard drive (tuff, get a new one, copy off the files IF     
>  you can AS SOON AS POSSIBLE)
>- Motor, or carriage slide of CDROM/DVD Drive needs Oil / cleaning
>- and finally (very unlikely) Small rodent has entered the case and is  
>  caught in the works or getting electrified !

An RM bloke is landing tomorrow. He reckons he'll fix it on site.

I bet he takes it away.

The SmartBoard in another room is not working. We now know the
builders cut through the USB cable in the roof space and did nowt
about it.
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Turkey ham - what's that all about then?

Liz burbled:

>On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:56:06 +0100, Bryn Evans wrote:
>
><<>><<
>>I read the charts and stay in the shallow parts. I don't normally do 
>>'serious'  :))
>>
>
>And then he went and spoilt it :-(
>
><fairly sensible observations deleted>

What? You mean that wasn't all a joke?
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"Bev"  wrote in message 
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> Sheel warbled...
>> I'll check the paperwork in the yellow file on my top shelf tomorrow.
>>
> That'll be impressive. In most schools I visited in my other non
> chalkface life, either someone would have moved the paperwork, the file
> or the shelf!

I've got paperwork, files, shelves *and* a filing cabinet.

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Ellie warbled...
> "Bev"  wrote in message 
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> > Sheel warbled...
> >> I'll check the paperwork in the yellow file on my top shelf tomorrow.
> >>
> > That'll be impressive. In most schools I visited in my other non
> > chalkface life, either someone would have moved the paperwork, the file
> > or the shelf!
> 
> I've got paperwork, files, shelves *and* a filing cabinet.
> 
Yeahbut are the contents where they belong?
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> Ellie warbled...
>> "Bev"  wrote in message
>> news:MPG.23453ad977b8e7fe98b00e@news.fireflyuk.net...
>> > Sheel warbled...
>> >> I'll check the paperwork in the yellow file on my top shelf tomorrow.
>> >>
>> > That'll be impressive. In most schools I visited in my other non
>> > chalkface life, either someone would have moved the paperwork, the file
>> > or the shelf!
>>
>> I've got paperwork, files, shelves *and* a filing cabinet.
>>
> Yeahbut are the contents where they belong?

This is *my* room.
What do you think?

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Ellie burbled:

>
>"Bev"  wrote in message 
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>> Ellie warbled...

>>> I've got paperwork, files, shelves *and* a filing cabinet.
>>>
>> Yeahbut are the contents where they belong?
>
>This is *my* room.
>What do you think?

I think your sarnies are filed neatly under S.
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Ellie warbled...
> 
> "Bev"  wrote in message 
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> > Ellie warbled...

> >> I've got paperwork, files, shelves *and* a filing cabinet.
> >>
> > Yeahbut are the contents where they belong?
> 
> This is *my* room.
> What do you think?
> 
Ummmm...

no?
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On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:00:55 +0100, Sheel wrote:

>Liz burbled:
>
>>On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:56:06 +0100, Bryn Evans wrote:
>>
>><<>><<
>>>I read the charts and stay in the shallow parts. I don't normally do 
>>>'serious'  :))
>>>
>>
>>And then he went and spoilt it :-(
>>
>><fairly sensible observations deleted>
>
>What? You mean that wasn't all a joke?

Well, possibly the bit about the small rodent.  Although I do recall
one school assembly, when the pianist started to play the introduction
to Jerusalem, and a mouse jumped out of the piano and ran across the
stage.
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Liz wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:00:55 +0100, Sheel wrote:
> 
>> Liz burbled:
>>
>>> On Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:56:06 +0100, Bryn Evans wrote:
>>>
>>> <<>><<
>>>> I read the charts and stay in the shallow parts. I don't normally do 
>>>> 'serious'  :))
>>>>
>>> And then he went and spoilt it :-(
>>>
>>> <fairly sensible observations deleted>
>> What? You mean that wasn't all a joke?
> 
> Well, possibly the bit about the small rodent.  Although I do recall
> one school assembly, when the pianist started to play the introduction
> to Jerusalem, and a mouse jumped out of the piano and ran across the
> stage.

When I went to a school as deputy head, I was told a child had once 
vomited over a BBC model B but nobody could remember which one. Every 
time I opened a case on one, I wondered "Is this it ?"

Liz witteried:

> I do recall
> one school assembly, when the pianist started to play the introduction
> to Jerusalem, and a mouse jumped out of the piano and ran across the
> stage.

ROFL (zizzin the paws)

"And was the holy Lamb of God,
On England's pleasant pastures seen?"

"No miss, but we did see the mouse."

~..~
(  '  )

Bev burbled:

> Ellie warbled...
>> 
>> "Bev"  wrote in message 
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>> > Ellie warbled...
>
>> >> I've got paperwork, files, shelves *and* a filing cabinet.
>> >>
>> > Yeahbut are the contents where they belong?
>> 
>> This is *my* room.
>> What do you think?
>> 
>Ummmm...
>
>no?

Our pooter was fixed today.

Apparently there was dust in the memory.

Another legacy of the building work, so they'll prolly all come out in
sympathy.
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On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:05:48 +0100, dennis@fake wrote:
<><
>When I went to a school as deputy head, I was told a child had once 
>vomited over a BBC model B but nobody could remember which one. Every 
>time I opened a case on one, I wondered "Is this it ?"

Doesn't that just show what excellently robust machines they were?
(Or perhaps it was an "urban legend" to discourage the unnecessary
openin of computer cases.   Hmm.)

Have I ever mentioned here what my father's bushbabies did to the TV?
-- 
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On Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:03:49 -0700 (PDT), Scatterbunny wrote:

>Liz witteried:
>
>> I do recall
>> one school assembly, when the pianist started to play the introduction
>> to Jerusalem, and a mouse jumped out of the piano and ran across the
>> stage.
>
>ROFL (zizzin the paws)
>
>"And was the holy Lamb of God,
>On England's pleasant pastures seen?"
>
>"No miss, but we did see the mouse."
>

Quite.  The singing was not up to the usual standard that day ;-)

>~..~
>(  '  )

Ooh!  You found some conditioner for your ears!
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> Ellie burbled:
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>>
>>"Bev"  wrote in message
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>>> Ellie warbled...
>
>>>> I've got paperwork, files, shelves *and* a filing cabinet.
>>>>
>>> Yeahbut are the contents where they belong?
>>
>>This is *my* room.
>>What do you think?
>
> I think your sarnies are filed neatly under S.

Aren't everyone's?

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Ellie wented:
>"Sheel"  wrote in message news:8duod4hokdkf7uu0lij
>> Ellie burbled:
>>>"Bev"  wrote in message
>>>> Ellie warbled...
>>
>>>>> I've got paperwork, files, shelves *and* a filing cabinet.
>>>>>
>>>> Yeahbut are the contents where they belong?
>>>
>>>This is *my* room.
>>>What do you think?
>>
>> I think your sarnies are filed neatly under S.
>
>Aren't everyone's?
>
I don't file my sarnies. It makes too many crumbs.
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Liz writtlied:

> Ooh!  You found some conditioner for your ears!

Yes, it was next to the shavin soap in my local Roman supermarket.
They had some intrestin old fashioned shavin soap wot I thought I'd
get instead of airysol foam for a change, followin the old adage "When
in Rome do without the foam."  Unfortunately, they did not have any
shavin brushes, so I had to use one of my paintbrushes as a temporary
measure.  But, the only suitable large soft sable brush has a twelve
inch long handle, so I managed to poke myself in the eye with it while
shavin before the welcome dinner this evenin.

Arrived at the table with a red sore eye wich required some
explanation.  Decidied to invent a cover story, as the reality would
just be too much for some people, specially when you is tryin to
create a good first impression.

Life's never simple with rabits.

~..~
(  '  )

Ellie warbled...
> 
> "Sheel"  wrote in message 
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> > Ellie burbled:
> >
> >>
> >>"Bev"  wrote in message
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> >>> Ellie warbled...
> >
> >>>> I've got paperwork, files, shelves *and* a filing cabinet.
> >>>>
> >>> Yeahbut are the contents where they belong?
> >>
> >>This is *my* room.
> >>What do you think?
> >
> > I think your sarnies are filed neatly under S.
> 
> Aren't everyone's?
> 
> 
Nope. Mine are filed under 'T'.
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Scatterbunny wented:
>Arrived at the table with a red sore eye wich required some
>explanation.  Decidied to invent a cover story, as the reality would
>just be too much for some people, specially when you is tryin to
>create a good first impression.

I'm sure we'd all love to hear the rabbbit's cover story.
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Greebo questried:

> I'm sure we'd all love to hear the rabbbit's cover story.

Ah but it's very dull: that's the point.  Some vague mutterin about a
bit of grit in my eye... But I has learned about shavin brushes the
hard way: now I knows why it is they is genrally short and stubby.

~..~
(  '  )

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Liz writtlied:

> Ooh! You found some conditioner for your ears!

Yes, it was next to the shavin soap in my local Roman supermarket.
They had some intrestin old fashioned shavin soap wot I thought I'd
get instead of airysol foam for a change, followin the old adage "When
in Rome do without the foam."  Unfortunately, they did not have any
shavin brushes, so I had to use one of my paintbrushes as a temporary
measure.  But, the only suitable large soft sable brush has a twelve
inch long handle, so I managed to poke myself in the eye with it while
shavin before the welcome dinner this evenin.

Arrived at the table with a red sore eye wich required some
explanation.  Decidied to invent a cover story, as the reality would
just be too much for some people, specially when you is tryin to
create a good first impression.

Life's never simple with rabits.

~..~
(  '  )


Aha! this is great, as usual. Have you thought of writing books? "The 
Collected Short Stories of a Rabbit Chaplin" could be a good title. A book 
for everyone, including children... and foreigners (with some kind of 
glossary at the end for difficult idiosyncratic words).