Re: Computer Lock - Sound Card?

["Nick" <njmyer@xxxxxxx>]

more than likely this is the answer... been there done that...
-nick
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian McPherson" <bamcpher@xxxxxxx>
To: <lug-l@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: Computer Lock - Sound Card?


> Dan Sauer wrote:
> 
> > Heard some crackling and popping today while listening to music on my 
> > box.  Assumed it to be a loose connection (dusty maybe) so unplugged 
> > Altec Lansing speaker jack from sound card (Audigy 2) and the computer 
> > locked -> more than locked -> hard locked -> front panel of PC 
> > reboot.  Since I don't have a huge UPS to run my desktop on (its 
> > running the basement server) I don't like having my speakers plugged 
> > into it, so they weren't when the problem occurred.  After rebooting 
> > and plugging the speaker power cord into the UPS, and the speaker jack 
> > back into the computer all the problems disappeared.  Is there any 
> > chance there is a disconnect in the ground loop in the UPS that could 
> > be causing this?  That would seem to be problematic, as I'm depending 
> > on a good ground for the computer to dissipate static build up.  The 
> > UPS is an APC smart-ups 700VA.  Has anyone ran into this before?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dan Sauer
> 
> It's possible that the card might have come loose, and playing with the 
> cord on the outside bumped it out of the PCI slot, causing the computer 
> to lock... Other then that I don't know about static causing it. I guess 
> it's possible.
> 
> Brian McPherson
> (Dark-Fx)
>