Re: whodunnit: motherboard dead

hrdo_at_myrealbox.com
Date: 01/07/05 

Date: 7 Jan 2005 02:20:37 -0800

w_tom wrote:

> Without facts, no one can answer your question. You have
> not even taken voltage readings from the power supply - the
> first fact one obtains.

I'll follow up on your hint that the power supply
unit may be a cheap one lacking essential features.
[Any models recommended?]

Otherwise, I think I was careful with static
electricity and in any event its effect would not
have taken a 4 week delay. Also the processor
survived.

The problem was at first a wobbly boot: the
machine would start and stop within a few seconds,
fans still turning. To complete the boot, I pushed
reset. Then one day nothing, just the peace of
death.

Regards

john