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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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