Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Re: Re: Re: mce log errors

[Deedra Waters]

Power at this house is fine. We've not had any problems as far as i can
tell, and the box is on a ups that's good, so i don't think it's that
either.

So, no overheating, I seriously dout the ps is defective, though i guess
anything is possible. What else would that leave? heh
On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Duncan wrote:

> Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 13:01:50 -0700
> From: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net>
> Reply-To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
> To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
> Subject: [gentoo-amd64]  Re: Re: Re: Re: mce log errors
>
> Homer Parker posted <1133979787.10108.17.camel@laptop>, excerpted below,
> on Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:23:07 -0600:
>
> > 	The specs on the PSU in her system are:
> >
> > Total Continuous Output 550W
> > +5V 40A
> > +12V1 19A
> > +12V2 19A
> > +3.3V 32A
> > +5Vsb 2.0A
> >
> > 	I'm still working up total consumption, but so far it's way under those
> > specs.
>
> Yeah.  Nearly 40 amp total +12 volt, 40 amp 5 volt, that should be a
> plenty for nearly anything (as Mr. Gates is alleged to have said about
> 640k <g>).
>
> Thus, it's looking to me like something, probably the power supply, is
> defective.
>
> Just thinking...  It isn't bad location power, one would hope?  A power
> supply can only do so much, if the input power is bad.  I know we're about
> to move out of an old building at work, which gives the computers fits
> from time to time, even with them on (little/local, not building) UPSs to
> filter the power.  (Opening day is scheduled two weeks from today, the
> 21st!  Whee!  Christmas present!  It means I don't get to leave for the
> holidays, tho.)
>
>

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