From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 16 21:54:00 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE13416A4DF for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:54:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from android@oberon.pfi.lt) Received: from oberon.pfi.lt (oberon.pfi.lt [193.219.52.174]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3EBC43D46 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:53:59 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from android@oberon.pfi.lt) Received: from [10.10.10.1] (82-135-145-2.ip.rygveda.lt [82.135.145.2]) by oberon.pfi.lt (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id k7GM9O0I060410; Thu, 17 Aug 2006 01:09:24 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from android@oberon.pfi.lt) Message-ID: <44E393F1.1050707@oberon.pfi.lt> Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:53:53 +0300 From: "Android Andrew [:]" User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060731) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: apatewna@yahoo.gr References: <44E35BBC.5020109@yahoo.gr> In-Reply-To: <44E35BBC.5020109@yahoo.gr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-7; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE: Unexplained power off X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:54:00 -0000 It is fresh mobo (about 8 months). I've visually checked capacitors - it looks good. Well, it is time to change something in my life: mobo or PSU, or disks, or memory, or something else.... Apatewna wrote: > Another good indication for a hosed motherboard (probably caused by bad > power supply) > is to check the large cylindrical capacitors between the processor and > the PS/2 ports. There are at most 10 of them. > If the capacitors have a flat top head they are ok. If their top head is > curved upwards and it looks as if something leaked from within, then > your motherboard is not stabilizing the voltage at the levels it should > and all components get incorrect voltage. Time to change a mobo. > > Always remember that the most unusual/impossible problems come from > hardware related issues, this is a proven fact. >