[ubuntu-my] Mystery at the office, slightly off-topic

[Harisfazillah Jamel]

Agree with Apogee.

You can test it by getting an AVR or small UPS. Power it using the AVR
and test it by shaking the partition.

If it still make the PC shutdown by itself, need to check the wiring
inside the PC.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 9:53 AM, ApOgEE <jerungkun at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Umarzuki,
>
> On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:56 AM, Umarzuki Mochlis <umarzuki at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I had this mystery that happened to one of the PC at my workplace. This PC
>> alone, not other PCs.
>>
>> When somebody touches the partition of the place where the PC was placed,
>> it shuts down immediately without hassle. I wouldn't regard this as a
>> convenient since this PC belongs to a HR staff. What happened if this person
>> is working on my paycheck and the computer shuts down? Major inconvenient
>> isn't it?
>>
>> The thing is, it is only happened when somebody touches the partition
>> abruptly, not gently.
>>
>> A thing to note; there's a lot of static charges around my workplace. When
>> you touch somebody for the first time, say, a handshake, a pop sound would
>> come out.
>>
>> This PC runs Ubuntu 8.04 if that makes any difference, even though I doubt
>> it would.
>>
>> Anyone ever accountered the same problem or have any idea how I could
>> prevent this?
>>
>
> You should inspect deeply on how should the PC shuts down. I suspect, it may
> due to improper wiring of those partition area. To reduce static charges,
> you should do proper grounding. Be aware that strong static charges may also
> harm your electronics and computers. It doesn't matter whether you install
> Ubuntu or any other operating system. If those area always have supply
> problem, you may have to consider using backup battery to ensure that a
> short disconnection of power wouldn't shutdown your computer immediately.
>
>