From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 25 15:51:23 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84D8116A403 for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:51:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from donald.teed@gmail.com) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.168]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62CCB13C45D for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:51:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from donald.teed@gmail.com) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 25so970074wfa.7 for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:51:23 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=iX2qRsmHYj7Pj+Ug3FUEzWOlK09wdRlGxCPmPf8Lt+I=; b=DAQ/gyazz0J/lS9mQQH+8/9qK4vmFuOwtveBpMp/pcHf/xswjeVdA9EeJenZqpshsUYttlAh+GzJ6BQhbWz/WqJNh3NNmMBMIBWNHPJJ+pW5EGIqHZPj6/oRFs6mTSSdchN19zSL+oEm5TBdW65DPpySDGpTaYOzwkFJPhUrT7g= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=JRzIiqLpRR+yhRqHjOLgTqqRUpydawCec//sHIphHJfHIoGcoPShXJjyYnVgjFxessRvkdbWHH3EoqtnWBFWaof6DWID6G+LvtPiIDTAgc69crknnQs/AS4llKd0DWVmE0SSsmRz9NPMnzF2X22QrWN9Yvg+o3BSogkpSTvHBZM= Received: by 10.142.171.6 with SMTP id t6mr2366397wfe.126.1203952935839; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:22:15 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.142.226.21 with HTTP; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:22:15 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:22:15 -0400 From: "D G Teed" To: DAve In-Reply-To: <47C2D22F.6070609@pixelhammer.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <47C2D22F.6070609@pixelhammer.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: hardware problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:51:23 -0000 Every system I've seen with his description of the problem, where the power supply can't even run it's own fan, is having a power supply problem. Power supplies are very often low quality these days and can't handle the stresses of typical electrical grid fluctuations. Most people who deal with hardware have a spare power supply around just for testing as this is a very common problem. Motherboards typically do not stop power supply fans when they can't post. On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:35 AM, DAve wrote: > > IMO, experience says the worst thing you can do to a computer is leave > it sit a year running, and then move it. > > I would get a grounding wrist strap, open the case, remove all cards and > memory, disconnect all hard drives, clean with a soft brush (never a > vacuum cleaner), reseat all cards and memory, reconnect all hard drives, > and then try to restart it. > > Even without a post code announcing a problem, I have fixed many "moved" > PCs this way. > > DAve > > -- > Google finally, after 7 years, provided a logo for > veterans. Thank you Google. What to do with my signature now? > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >