Data, or anyone with ideas...

Mum and Dad's PC is taking ages to boot. It takes three or four minutes from cold to even start booting, ie there's no power or life for that time.

The date and time were messed up and I thought it might be the battery, but no.

Any thoughts ?

Thanks.

Thought this was cool.

Found this very interesting.

Dave and Snowy - you may have seen it already, but I knew you both would be interested.

It inspired today's Google animation thingy they have each day.

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NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star.

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed the first known system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Three of these planets are firmly located in the habitable zone, the area around the parent star where a rocky planet is most likely to have liquid water.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-telescope-reveals-largest-batch-of-earth-size-habitable-zone-planets-around

Watched this last night, thought it was very interesting.

Hi guys, a little help if you will.

My computer has done something strange tonight, I went to put my daughter to bed and when I came back the screen had gone funny and was frozen. So I switched it off and tried to reboot it.

Now all it does it bot to a black screen, something has gone screwy with Windows I think....or possibly it could be more serious I don't know.

Any suggestions?

I've just ordered the battery for a relatives key start lawn mower and I once again began thinking about an electric start for my snow blower. Right now in the colder weather I have to take out the spark plug, squirt some starting fluid into the chamber, put the plug back in and pull the cord. I've gotten a hold of a 120 V electric motor but don't have an outside outlet for it to be plugged into and had begun thinking of using a battery to power the motor. I tested the motor with a 12 volt car battery and it seems to run a bit slow to start the snow blower, 24 volts makes it run faster and should start the snow blower. The other factor is the motor turns the engine faster so it starts fairly quick which I know from experience with my cousins snow blower which sometimes had a problem starting in the colder weather.
The batteries are sealed lead acid and I was very surprised at the range of sizes and amp hours offered. A 12 V 5Ah battery that I feel should do the job is only $11 and the size is only 3.5 by 2 3/4 by 4. I had thought of the lithium batteries but the prices for these are pretty high.
Carl2