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On 09/15/2012 03:29 PM, Dale wrote: |
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> Daniel Frey wrote: |
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>> Well, it turns out it was my PSU. The voltage drop on the 5V line was |
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>> 4.08, but it would slowly warm up to 4.95V, then the PC would behave |
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>> normally. I opened the PSU and there was a ruptured cap. |
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>> I've replaced it and the problems are all gone. |
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>> I guess it was not really a coincidence that the failure happened after |
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>> a major update. This isn't the first time an `emerge -pvuDN world` |
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>> killed my computer. :-) |
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>> Dan |
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> *cough cough* Maybe you need a better or more powerful power supply? |
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> If that cap went bad, you could have some others that are ready for the |
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> same problem. I'd at least be on the look out for a new P/S. The next |
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> one could go out and take a mobo or something with it. That would be |
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> bad for sure. |
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> Just a thought. |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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After I changed the cap I decided to get a new PSU anyway. I went with |
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better (650 W Antec Platinum) rather than more powerful. The old one was |
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already 1010 W, by a manufacturer whom I don't trust any longer. |
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Dan |
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