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Was it a desktop computer? laptop? tablet? anything else?
Did it not start? did input/output devices not work properly? did applications not work properly? crash?
Was the computer already malfunctioning when he got it? did he do something to make it functioning that way? if so: on purpose? Was it his computer at all?
Did he use the computer in a way computers are normally used? or for something entirely different? (like keeping a door open)
Anything criminal or fishy going on here? did the malfunctioning computer give him an alibi or an excuse?
Did he notice at all that the computer was malfunctioning? or did he think it should be that way?
Did he benefit from the malfunction? (thinking of a vending machine that shows a price far too low)

Was it a desktop computer? laptop? Laptop, but desktop would work too. tablet? anything else? No to both.
Did it not start? did input/output devices not work properly? did applications not work properly? crash? None of these are issues.
Was the computer already malfunctioning when he got it? I don't know/irr. did he do something to make it functioning that way? if so: on purpose? No to both. Was it his computer at all? It was his work computer, but it could be any computer he used.
Did he use the computer in a way computers are normally used? Yes. or for something entirely different? (like keeping a door open) No.
Anything criminal or fishy going on here? did the malfunctioning computer give him an alibi or an excuse? No to all.
Did he notice at all that the computer was malfunctioning? Yes. or did he think it should be that way? Noish, explore.
Did he benefit from the malfunction? (thinking of a vending machine that shows a price far too low) No.

Did he use the computer for work when this happened?
Was he at work? at home? travelling?
Did the computer run on battery?
Did he type in something? use other input device?
Read or watch something? write text? write code? do calculations?
Was he in a video call?

Did he use the computer for work when this happened?
Was he at work? Yes to both, but not that relevant. at home? travelling? No to both.
Did the computer run on battery? Irrelevant.
Did he type in something? use other input device?
Read or watch something? write text? write code? do calculations? No to all, at the moment.
Was he in a video call? No.

He knew that it was malfunctioning?

Did the malfunctioning mean that using the computer was easier for him? That he could work more slowly? Take more breaks? Did the malfunctioning benefit him?

He knew that it was malfunctioning? Yes.

Did the malfunctioning mean that using the computer was easier for him? That he could work more slowly? Take more breaks? Did the malfunctioning benefit him? No to all.

Was the computer switched on? properly connected to power/network/mouse/keyboard/screen? was it connected to WiFi?
Did he ever work with this computer before? or was it a new one just taken out of the box?
Did something change in or about the computer since he used it last time? Was a new firmware/bios/system/application installed?
Did the login process change? did he forget his login data?

Was the computer switched on? properly connected to power/network/mouse/keyboard/screen? was it connected to WiFi? Yes to all.
Did he ever work with this computer before? Yes. or was it a new one just taken out of the box?
Did something change in or about the computer since he used it last time? Possibly. Was a new firmware/bios/system/application installed?
Did the login process change? did he forget his login data? No to all.

Did he benefit from the malfunction? did it have a positive side-effect? did it make something easier for him?
Did the malfunction involve: hardware? software? accessories? network connectivity? sending data? receiving data?
Could the same thing happen also with a tablet computer? if no: is the keyboard involved in the problem? different keyboard layouts? different input languages?

Did he benefit from the malfunction? No. did it have a positive side-effect? Not apart from giving him the feeling. did it make something easier for him? No.
Did the malfunction involve: hardware? This. software? accessories? network connectivity? sending data? receiving data? No to the rest, though software is tangentially relevant.
Could the same thing happen also with a tablet computer? I suppose so. Perhaps he wouldn't have felt the same about that though. if no: is the keyboard involved in the problem? different keyboard layouts? different input languages? No to all.

Did he realize what exactly was wrong? Was it actually a malfunction? Did the computer need repair? Is it important which part of the computer was affected?

Did he realize what exactly was wrong? Yes. Was it actually a malfunction? Yes. Did the computer need repair? No. Is it important which part of the computer was affected? Not really, but only certain parts could malfunction like this.

Did the malfunction involve: CPU? memory? graphics card? display? power supply? cooler/fan? keyboard? mouse? touchpad? other input device? speaker? camera? microphone? sockets? keys/buttons? cables?
Was it still possible to use the computer? just some functions were not available?

Did the malfunction involve: CPU? memory? graphics card? No, but it could have. display? power supply? Yes. cooler/fan? No, but it could have. keyboard? mouse? touchpad? other input device? speaker? No, but it could have. camera? microphone? sockets? keys/buttons? cables? No to the rest.
Was it still possible to use the computer? Yes. just some functions were not available? No, all functions were available.

Was there a problem with the computer's power supply? with the computer supplying power to another device? (display? mobile phone? speaker?)
Was a cable broken? a connector broken? was it the wrong type of cable? the wrong type of connector? a wrong type of socket?
Was an USB socket involved? USB-C?

Was there a problem with the computer's power supply? Yes to this, no to all the rest. with the computer supplying power to another device? (display? mobile phone? speaker?)
Was a cable broken? a connector broken? was it the wrong type of cable? the wrong type of connector? a wrong type of socket?
Was an USB socket involved? USB-C?

So the laptop wasn't properly charging? From a charging cable?

Is this something wrong with the computer? The cable? Another charging device? A portable charger? An outlet/socket? A whatchamacallit thingy that has space for multiple things to plug in?

Are different voltages relevant? Different outlet sizes?

Was the laptop charging? If so, too slowly? Too fast? At the speed he expected?

So the laptop wasn't properly charging? It was. From a charging cable? Yes.

Is this something wrong with the computer? I think it was this. Could've been the charging brick as well.The cable? Another charging device? A portable charger? An outlet/socket? A whatchamacallit thingy that has space for multiple things to plug in?

Are different voltages relevant? Different outlet sizes? No to both.

Was the laptop charging? If so, too slowly? Too fast? At the speed he expected? This. Charging speed or reliability wasnt't he issue.

Were there two malfunctions? One with the power supply? And one with the laptop/brick?

Can you correct me if I've got something wrong?: There was an issue with the power supply? But the laptop was charging properly?

If the computer doesn't need repair, is it accurate to say there's something wrong with it? Is there something wrong with the computer, but it's cancelled out by something? Perhaps by the power issue?

Were there two malfunctions? One with the power supply? And one with the laptop/brick? No, but the cause is unknown.

Can you correct me if I've got something wrong?: There was an issue with the power supply? But the laptop was charging properly? Yes to both.

If the computer doesn't need repair, is it accurate to say there's something wrong with it? Yes. Is there something wrong with the computer, but it's cancelled out by something? No. Perhaps by the power issue? No.

If one were to use a different power supply apparatus, would the same problem or issue be present?

Does it matter what he was trying to do with the computer?

Did the charging stop at 80% to protect the battery? but he thought this is wrong?

If one were to use a different power supply apparatus, would the same problem or issue be present?
I believe so, yes.

Does it matter what he was trying to do with the computer?
Vaguely.

Did the charging stop at 80% to protect the battery? but he thought this is wrong?
No to both. Good guess though

Was the power supply interrupted? Was it actually plugged in? Was there a power outage? AC vs DC relevant? different voltage for charging?

Was the power supply interrupted? No. Was it actually plugged in? Irr. Was there a power outage? No. AC vs DC relevant? No. different voltage for charging? No.

Was the computer actually charging? via the charging brick?
Did a symbol on the screen indicate that the computer was charging? any other indicator?
Did the computer start to charge? stop to charge?

Was the computer actually charging? via the charging brick?
Did a symbol on the screen indicate that the computer was charging? any other indicator? Yes to all, but irr.
Did the computer start to charge? stop to charge? Irr.

Was there a malfunction at all? related to charging?
Was it noticeable for the user? was there an indicator? a message on the screen? some function not available? not working as usual?

Was there a malfunction at all? Yes. related to charging? Related to power, but it's not that relevant.
Was it noticeable for the user? Yes. was there an indicator? a message on the screen? some function not available? not working as usual? Not any of these.

So the user noticed something, right? saw? heard? felt?
It was a sign of a malfunction related to power?
But the user did not consider it a malfunction? but considered that "whatever" as how it should be?

So the user noticed something, right? saw? heard? Only this. felt?
It was a sign of a malfunction related to power? Yes.
But the user did not consider it a malfunction? The user understood that it was a malfunction. but considered that "whatever" as how it should be? The user felt that what he heard was a sign of a computer functioning just right.

Was it a beep or some other acoustic signal?
Did the fan go on? off?
Did the user think the noise (or whatever) came just in the right moment? was he about to fall asleep?
or did he listen to something and was happy that the fan went off?

Was it a beep or some other acoustic signal?
Did the fan go on? off? No to all.
Did the user think the noise (or whatever) came just in the right moment? You could say that, but... was he about to fall asleep? No, not like this.
or did he listen to something and was happy that the fan went off? No.

Was it a loud noise? sharp? soft? melodic? rather some sort of humming?
Did it emerge from the computer? from the screen? from the loading brick? from the power outlet?
Did some noise that was there before stop or change?
Was there other relevant noise in the room? music? speech? a phone ringing? a doorbell?
Did the computer somehow interfere with radio/tv/telephone?

Was it a loud noise? sharp? soft? Soft, no to the rest.melodic? rather some sort of humming?
Did it emerge from the computer? This. from the screen? from the loading brick? from the power outlet?
Did some noise that was there before stop or change? No.
Was there other relevant noise in the room? music? speech? a phone ringing? a doorbell? No to all.
Did the computer somehow interfere with radio/tv/telephone? No to all.

Did whatever caused the noise cause the computer to turn off? On? Relevant? Did the user think it did?

Did whatever caused the noise cause the computer to turn off? On? No to both. Relevant? Yes. Did the user think it did? No.

So the computer started to produce a noise? and this was caused by a malfunction?
But the user thought it's just right? should be that way?
Was the noise a response to something the user did? did it appear to be?
Did the user find the noise good? helpful? funny? surprising? annoying?

So the computer started to produce a noise? and this was caused by a malfunction? Yes to both.
But the user thought it's just right? should be that way? Yes to both.
Was the noise a response to something the user did? Yes. did it appear to be? Yes.
Did the user find the noise good? helpful? funny? surprising? annoying? None of these, really. But more positive than negative.

By "power supply", do you mean the laptop's battery/the charger that charges the battery? Do mean something else in the laptop? Something to do with the actual power in his workplace?

Was the malfunction a malfunction of the laptop? A malfunction of the charger? A different malfunction? Like the power going out?

Was the noise related to an error message?

By "power supply", do you mean the laptop's battery/the charger that charges the battery? Do mean something else in the laptop? Something to do with the actual power in his workplace? Power cicuitry inside thre laptop - but it would probably work the same if it happened to the power brick.

Was the malfunction a malfunction of the laptop? This, no to the rest.A malfunction of the charger? A different malfunction? Like the power going out?

Was the noise related to an error message? Not at all.

Hint: not all people would feel that this computer was functioning just right.

Does OH have a disability?

Did anyone else relevantly hear the sound?

Did he feel that the computer was functioning just right only at that particular moment? Did he feel that way about the computer in general? Was he aware that it was malfunctioning (even if, to him, it wasn't)?

Did the noise make him laugh? Remind him of something? Time well with something else, like a video or a song?

Screensavers relevant?

Does OH have a disability? No.

Did anyone else relevantly hear the sound? No.

Did he feel that the computer was functioning just right only at that particular moment? Yes. Did he feel that way about the computer in general? Irr. Was he aware that it was malfunctioning (even if, to him, it wasn't)? Yes, eventually.

Did the noise make him laugh? Remind him of something? This, no to the rest. Time well with something else, like a video or a song?

Screensavers relevant? No.

Did the sound remind him to do something? Remind him of something?

Did the sound remind him to do something? Remind him of something? This.

Did the sound remind him of some other computer? some other device? a game? a person? an animal? a situation?
Something pleasant? unpleasant?

Did the sound remind him of some other computer? Yes. some other device? Yesish, explore. a game? a person? an animal? No to all. a situation? Sort of.
Something pleasant? unpleasant? Neither.

Did it remind him of a fictitious computer from a movie or other media (such as HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey)? a different type of computer familiar from ordinary life (e.g. an ATM, vehicle GPS console, Echo Dot, etc.)? a specific other computer he had previously owned?

Did it remind him of a fictitious computer from a movie or other media (such as HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey)? a different type of computer familiar from ordinary life (e.g. an ATM, vehicle GPS console, Echo Dot, etc.)? a specific other computer he had previously owned? Not a specific one, but otherwise correct.

Did it sound like a regular functioning noise from the other computer?

Did it sound like a regular functioning noise from the other computer? Yes indeed. When you find out what noise, this'll be solved.

Startup sound? Shutdown sound? A program booting? A browser opening? The fan running?

Startup sound? Shutdown sound? A program booting? A browser opening? The fan running? None of those. Fan is closest.

Hard drive? CD drive? Some motor?