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kelgy
10-10-2009, 07:36 PM
I have two computers--one for graphics and one for regular stuff and as file storage--it gets a nightly backup.
Trouble is, this storage computer has been breaking down since I got it built(one reason I will not use a relative to build one for me again). Thunderbird or windows gets corrupted-and my builder is blaming the 40 foot cable I have, even though I havent moved the computer around for months. I am also skeptical because his suggested solution to a dust problem involved removing all furniture from the basement and not using any filters on the machine-which is full of vent holes. Since I started using filters, the machine has little dust in it.

So--I am wondering if I can get an online file storage that lets me access that for both computers instead of having it based in the machine--or is it not worth the trouble(security etc) and my real problem is an unusually problematic computer build(er)?
If its the extension cable, please explain how it would cause a particular software to malfunction(since it is connected to both machines-I use RDP for the storage one-and the graphics one isnt giving me any trouble).

The problem started with thunderbird unexpectedly crashing and me having to relog in to the RDP or reboot the computer. Finally I get some message that says windows needs to be reinstalled from the disk. but in the past when that was tried, it may work ok for a few days and then start to crash again-gaining in frequency of crashes until the machine is completely kaput and an windows error is among the last messages displayed.
imashination
10-10-2009, 08:34 PM
What extension cable? power, netwrok, phoneline, audio, usb....? If something as simple as thunderbird is crashing and windows is corrupting itself, something is utterly fundamentally wrong with the machine.

A bad/unseated sata cable, badly set up bios, no smbus drivers installed, dying harddrive etc. Theres quite a few things which can cause such a problem, most of them usually related to a badly configured computer.
kelgy
10-10-2009, 08:50 PM
I have an extension cable that allows me to move the monitor and keyboard into other rooms. Forgot what the correct name for the cable is..its a low voltage computer cable

he is claiming it is causing static or something..but I think he is just covering for something wrong in the system. He has a lying problem that I recently discovered.
Srek
10-10-2009, 09:26 PM
I had cases where static was crashing a computer sometimes, but what you describe does not match that. Static will not crash specific applications but the whole system.
What you describe sounds to me as if a key component (CPU, RAM, Motherboard) is not ok.
Pretty often an extensive memory test (memtest86+ for example) can show up such problems. Just don't use the extension cord during the test and leave it running for a night or two.

Cheers
Björn
kelgy
10-10-2009, 09:49 PM
Thanks for the additional info.

He also blamed the graphics card.

I havent noticed anything else acting up on it before it crashes.
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