Recent content by django0909

Yup, bearings are going. You can't have them serviced, the minute you open a hard drive up and the plates are exposed you won't be able to read from it anymore. Mine smelt like burnt toast when it finally went :)

If you can get to a DOS prompt in the infected machine, which you should be able to get to via a win98 boot disk, then I'd use DOS to copy anything you need to keep to an external source, (portable hard drive or something), then do a fresh win 98 install. If it hangs at the win 98 screen though...

Will do, cheers :)

Thanks for this. I highly doubt that he'll be spending any money on RCD's, he's that sort of landlord. The main reason I'm asking is the house has a rising damp problem that he is refusing to tend to, and, if at all possible I want to be able to bring the issue of electrical safety into my...

As long as all is fine :)

It's a terraced house, and no.

I understand that. Mainly I want to know if having no RCD is a cause for concern or not, as my old place had one and I've only just moved here, and what with all the fuss of moving in it's only just been bought to my attention.

The electrical setup is weird, as there is a main cable coming in, (I'm assuming from the external supply), which is split into 3 black fuse boxes, 2 of which don't connect to anything, and one of which connects to the meter, which in turn connects to the consumer board. From this, I'm assuming...

He wouldn't get the work anyway, the standard contractor would. I realise IEE isn't law, although I was told Part P is, and the requirement for RCD use in rented property is now under Part P? EDIT: While I'm here, is a 12 monthly electrical inspection law? Or does this just apply to gas?

I did. He tells me the regulations apply to domestic property where external sockets were used, or all sockets in a rented property, and that a rented property would fail an electrical safety check should it not have any form of RCD present?

I live in a rented property and have just had a sparky friend of mine round, who has informed me that under IEE regs, 17th edition, (jan 08?) it is illegal to not have any form of RCD in a rented property. Before I do anything, I'd like a second opinion on this. Can anyone advise? (n.b. I...