On Tuesday 10 April 2007 18:58, Jonathan McDowell noodles@earth.li wrote:

I'm not clear; did your local computer repair people do something that meant your computer was functional by 12:00, or did it just magically come back?

It magically came back, the local repair shop had spent all morning telling everyone who had rung him that that was what would happen, he got to me, In response to my answer-phone message at about 12.30. I'd tried pushing the button once more after coming back from the post office, and whoopee it worked.

As a cheaper solution, would perhaps a decent surge protector or even UPS maybe do what you want? I picked up a £25 Belkin UPS from eBuyer last year and it's kept my machine up through various brownouts and power outages. Of course it still doesn't protect me from my own stupidity (like the time I knocked the power button while fiddling with cables under the desk).

Yes that's what he told me, as he'd spent all morning doing himself out of repair fees, I'll go in tomorrow and see what he can provide in the way of UPS, I've got my supply surge protected already. The power out was more of an excuse for something I want but don't need really, I'd rather save money as I'm trying to move at the moment.