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MajorPayne
06-16-2005, 10:22 PM
After 6 hours of the hardest work of my life, I decided to go home and go straight to bed. Hours later I awake, and my mom is blabbering on about my computer making a beeping noise. So I go downstairs, and walk over to my computer and there it is, beeping away, and on the pitchblack screen, the following message....

"Warning power cable is unplugged from your Radeon 9800, please refer to the getting started guide for installation"

So now I am really puzzled, how could the cable become disconnected, when I have not altered it in any way. So I opened up my case, found the cable to the video card, disconnected it, and then reconnected it. Turned on my computer, crossed my fingers, yes it started up correctly!

But this brings me to the point, what the hell just happened? The cable was obviously correctly connected before I opened the case, and has anybody ever had this problem?

FozzyBear
06-16-2005, 10:51 PM
Gremlins. Only thing it could be.

I saw a Bugs Bunny cartoon on it once. Don't laugh it was very informative. :yaya: Nothing at all like the 80's movie "Gremlins". Though I wouldn't leave water, or food after midnight, by your computer just to be sure.

Kev Kanos
06-17-2005, 01:43 AM
I loved that movie :thumbsup:

MajorPayne
06-17-2005, 01:34 PM
errr.. thanks for the help :flipoff:

GorroXXII
06-17-2005, 04:15 PM
errmmm... careful next time...
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y277/GorroXXII/computer-snake3.jpg

Phenix
06-17-2005, 04:27 PM
WHAT IS IT!!!! KILL IT!! KILL IT!!! :shock: :eek2:

GorroXXII
06-17-2005, 04:30 PM
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y277/GorroXXII/computer-snake4.jpg

Phenix
06-17-2005, 04:31 PM
I just found that pic..google snake+computer...that's awesome :thumbsup:

GorroXXII
06-17-2005, 04:32 PM
heh, i got it in an email... and when I read the first post it is the first thing I thought of.