Thaat is what we thought as well.
Kim Kelly
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Hallsworth" <christopher...@googlemail.com>
To: <blind-computing@jaws-users.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] VERY STRANGE LAPTOP ISSUE
It could be that the hub is causing your computer to overheat, thus
triggering the sudden reboots.
-----Original Message-----
From: blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com
[mailto:blind-computing-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of John Justice
Sent: 11 November 2009 11:26 PM
To: blind computing
Subject: [Blind-Computing] VERY STRANGE LAPTOP ISSUE
This has only started recently and I don't know why. I boot up the
computer
normally and after about 30 minutes or so, the thing shuts itself down and
restarts without any prompting from me. All of the programs seem to be
working okay but if I'm in the middle of a document or an e-mail, it's
gone.
Here's my system.
I'm running an HP Model 550 notebook computer with XP Service PackIII,
Jaws
10and Outlook Express.
I am connected to a generic USB hub which has 3 components attached to it:
1. Soundblaster 5.5 USB sound card, HP Scanjet 4770, Brother HL1440
printer.
I also had a standard keyboard attached to the hub with an adapter which
converts it from the smaller old style connector to a USB.
That's it.
This whole thing started when I moved my computer from a table to my
computer station. I have never used this laptop with that USB hub before.
Before I do something stupid, can someone think this through and give me
some pointers?
Could that USB hub be creating a problem? It's not a powered one but one
of
those generic hubs you can get from Radio Shack.
I'm serious about this, friends. If my computer is going on the fritz, I
need to deal with it soon because in another 5 months, it's going out of
warranty.
Any help would be most welcome.
I have been using that standard style keyboard ever since I got this
laptop
and it has never given me a problem. I have also connected the scanner
and
the printer directly to this laptop at various times and had no trouble at
all. But I have never used this hub before. Could it be sending some
kind
of reset message to my system?
John and Linda Justice with guide dogs Jake and Zachary
Sent from my HP laptop computer.
PERSONAL E-MAIL: john_just...@verizon.net
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