Re: Multiple hardware and RAID failures
On Wed, Mar 15, 2006 at 08:51:15AM +0100, Frank Hart wrote:
> Ok, I've replaced the Fortron 400W PS with an Enermax 350W and it all
> seems stable again. All drives are recognized and the mirror is synced
> again. 350W should be enough for an Athlon 3400 and 3 disks, should it?
It should be, although depends on the video card too I guess. I would
be fairly sure the enermax 350 probably handles more load than a
neverheardofit fortron 400. Quality matters.
> I havent't checked the cables but it would seem strange that all three
> cables became bad all of a sudden.
>
> Now my theory is:
> - the PS became bad after a power spike or some other reason witch
> affected the MB and hard drives. I don't think the PS was underpowered
> because the configuration hasn't changed since the installation.
Power supplies do also degrade over time as most electronics tend to do.
The better ones handle this better, while cheaper ones can become
unusable.
> Is it possible that a defective PS could damage other hardware? I
> replaced all disks and the mobo since the first failures but I hope that
> the recent instablility was all caused by the PS and that I don't have
> to replace the rest for a second time.
It could, but since it is probably more likely an undervoltage than
overvoltage issue, I would not be too worried about it.
Len Sorensen
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