Cybe R. Wizard wrote: > Marc Shapiro <mshapiro_42@yahoo.com> said: > >> I can claim firsthand experience with exactly that. Box overheated. >> Fried capacitors. Required new motherboard and CPU. Fortunately I >> was able to get a similar MB, only slight upgrade, so I was able to >> use my old memory and didn't have to replace that, too. If the >> problem is the power supply (mine was) it is much cheaper to replace >> the PS now than the MB in a few weeks. Other fans and heatsinks are >> still less expensive than a new CPU (and, possibly, MB). >> > > I had much the same experience but my loss was total. That brings up > the question of how to tell if the PS is going out. My motherboard had > fan, temp and voltage sensors that I /finally/ got working but the PS > didn't seem to be represented in those. Are there physical hints > pre-death (enough pre-death for box salvage) for a power supply? > I had been hearing whining on and off from my PS for at least a few weeks. If I had paid attention to it I could have picked up a PS locally for about $35 and avoided the hassle, cost and downtime. I now have mbmon installed to check the temp and fan speed. My new processor seems to run very cool, however. I don't think I have seen it hit 40C yet and I keep it running 24/7. It is an AMD Mobile AMD Athlon(tm) XP-M Processor 2800+. -- Marc Shapiro mshapiro_42@yahoo.com
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