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

[Waitman Gobble]

On Aug 25, 2012 11:28 AM, "Gary Kline" <kline at thought.org> wrote:
>
> 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
> > >
> > > --
> > >  Gary Kline  kline at thought.org  http://www.thought.org  Public Service
> > > Unix
> > >               Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community.
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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.
>
>
> --
>  Gary Kline  kline at thought.org  http://www.thought.org  Public Service
Unix
>               Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community.
>

The hard stuff is like "don't sweat on the motherboard" and "capacitors can
shock you". The rest is pretty easy to learn, I think.

Waitman Gobble
San Jose California