AAAARRRgghhh-h-h. [[tooo tired]]

[Gary Kline]

On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 09:05:39AM -0700, Waitman Gobble wrote:
> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:05:39 -0700
> From: Waitman Gobble <gobble.wa at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: AAAARRRgghhh-h-h. [[tooo tired]]
> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions at freebsd.org>
> 
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 5:52 PM, Gary Kline <kline at thought.org> wrote:
> 
> >
> > been here the whole day since around 09.00.  one question since the
> > guy who did my kvm switch used too-short cables----they were ~4ft
> > instead of 6.  my question:  Do any of you know if I can just buy
> > kvm cables... of say 6ft?  it's a trendnet TK-409K.
> >
> >
> > #2:: I have no idea how a USB port could burn out, but that's what
> > the tech found.  anybody care to reply to either point??
> >
> > tx very tmuch
> >
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> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> I don't recall a burn-out issue like that with a USB port, except maybe on
> a notebook one time.. but I've recently seen some mobo mfgs advertising
> 'ESD resistant USB ports'. So I suppose that's been an issue...
> 
> Waitman Gobble
> San Jose California USA


	tx for the datapoint.   a friend in Dallas thinks the USB
	ports are good and that it's a cabling isssue.  the tech is
	self-taught.  that might be as good a way of learning about
	computer hardware... .  

	I may not have to buy a new/refurb computer.  the tech is
	thinking of coming back tomorrow {sunday} to make sure about
	the cables.  he inserted the USB plugs *by feel*.  blew me
	away.


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 Gary Kline  kline at thought.org  http://www.thought.org  Public Service Unix
              Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community.