no matter what the solution was that

got the computer back up and running ...

the most common cause of the downtime was:

The 'short' between the seat and the keyboard !

Shark007

You mean error 45 ...

Or an ID-10-T error?

Huh?

Huh?

Meaning the user is the problem. <A short in electronics is a piece that does nothing besides pass the signal from one place to another, no voltage drop, nothing.>

nice one Chaosratt

Chair to Keyboard interface error

PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

its funny how we computer techs understand each others

IBM Error = 'id*** Behind Machine"

For those who didnt get mine:

ID-10-T

looks a lot like:

ID IO T

Remove the spaces:

id***

IBM Error = 'id*** Behind Machine"

unfortunatly, no, its IUM but that isnt a big IT corporation so....

The usual problems then....

If computers are so clever...

.... Why do they need a user????

The user is required to input the error,

therefore requiring a technician to correct the error,

and ultimately provides me with a paycheque,

so my children can go to university,

and learn to correct the short between the seat and the keyboard.

Shark007