pingu.freak@xxxxxx writes: > The hardware is 5 years old... It was not possible to get new hardware > for this project. :/ Disassembling and cleaning the machine has worked for me in similar cases. You'd be amazed how much dust can build up on a circuit board ... and if the dust is even a little bit conductive, it can be the cause of misbehavior. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster