Dell Dimension 4100 freezes for approx 1 minute

remove husks & silk.

Blanch the ears of corn in boiling water; the National Center for Home Preservation advises blanching for approximately 7 minutes for ears that are up to 1-1/4 inches in diameter, between 7 and 9 minutes for ears that are between 1-1/4 and 1-1/2 inches in diameter and 9 to 11 minutes for ears larger than 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Pull the ears of corn from the boiling water with tongs after the proper blanching time has been met.

Plunge the hot ears of corn directly into the ice water immediately after blanching. Allow the ears of corn to cool for the same amount of time used to blanch them.

Dry each ear of corn completely with paper towels before freezing. This reduces the amount of ice crystal formation on the corn while freezing, which helps prevent the corn from becoming mushy.
place in containers for freezing( I use freezer bags).
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I cannot find a manual for the Darlac DW253.
It appears the timer is set by moving each selector knob.
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Knob on right is Run Time:
This is how many minutes timer will run each time.
Set run time from 1 minute to 120 minutes.
Knob on right also has ON-OFF override.

Knob on left is Frequency:
This is how frequently the timer will turn ON. Once per hour, once per each 2 hours ... once per 24 hours ... once per 72 hour ... once per week.

So set frequency to 48 and set run time to 20, then every 48 hours the water will turn on for 20 minutes.
To turn timer off, move right knob to OFF.
For continuous watering, turn same knob to ON.

This timer is battery-powered, probably 9 Volt, but maybe AA.
Battery carriage appears to be located on front below the function knobs.
Typically, water timer batteries last one season.

Timer can be connected to household spigot, or connected to any passive water supply for example rain barrel or tank.
Appears to have standard female hose thread on top, or possibly 1/2 pipe thread, and quick connection on bottom.

Plastic water timer exposed to freezing temperatures can crack. Drain water out of timer during cold weather.
Generally if water timer stops working: replace battery, clean battery terminals, and if functionality is not restored, then buy another timer.

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This is normal. All commercfial freezers must defrost 3 to 5 times a day, or they will freeze over at the coil and then stop freezing. A timer in your freezer turns off the compressor and turns a heating element on for 10 to 15 minutes. During that time the coil heats and melts frost from the coil. Usually within 30 minutes the temperature will briefly rise to 20 t0 25 degrees F and then quickly drop down to 0 degrees F. The food rarely defrosts in this short period of time..

try this guide, you may need another pc to download the programs needed
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SOUNDS LIKE COULD BE HARD DISK

First I would replace the batteries. I had the same problem a couple of years ago. The solution for me was getting rid of McAfee AV. To check if it is your problem, use CTL-ALT DEL to turn McAfee off and see if that gets rid of your mouse freeze ups.

do a virus scan
in add/remove uninstall any programs you no longer use
then do a disk defrag
then a scan disk

have you made any changes to system
please let me know if this has helped
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check inside the case of the computer to make sure that the interface cable between the hard drive and the motherboard are fully connected. Also check to see if the RAM modules are fully inserted into their slots. If not, they try removing them one by one, until the computer starts up faster. If this doesn't fix it, then try a new hard drive, and interface cable.

I am happy to say my problem seems to have been solved. I found 3 possible solutions during my search - may need to try all of them to see if it works. 1) Reset by pressing the button under the faceplate. (Did not work for me). 2) Master reset - switch off the unit and press on the right bottom corner of the LCD and switch it on. Release the power button when it powers on, while pressing on the R lower corner. This is supposed to erase all prior data. I could not master reset my unit, for whatever reason. 3) Software update: http://www8.garmin.com/support/collectio... If you are a windows user you will want software version 2.4.1 as of April 3 2007. This worked for me. Thanks.

Hi, Try this: Choose last version correct from the start up menu.