[ale] OT: hardware lockups, resets

[Charles Shapiro]

I'd betcha a donut that you right, and this is a power supply problem.  

I've opened power supplies (to replace the fan) before. You might want
to take a look inside this one and look for obvious signs of damage
(scorch marks, swollen capacitors, et cetera). A new power supply'll run
you somewhere between $20 and $50. You could just get one and stick it
in for that price.

My current main development box was a give-away from a friend who
complained that it wasn't stable. I replaced the power supply and it's
been fine for some years now.

-- CHS

On Mon, 2003-01-13 at 15:18, John Wells wrote:
> My brother has an Athlon slot A/Asus A7V mb system.
> 
> In the past few weeks, he's been experiencing system resets and
> lockups...sometimes before he can even get into the bios.  My first
> thought was a heat issue, but it happens even after the machine has been
> turned off overnight.  He didn't install any new software before it
> started happening that he can think of.
> 
> Could this be a power supply issue?  What would be a good trouble shooting
> strategy?  I told him I would start by unplugging the harddrive, trying
> it, plugging it back in if there're still freezes, and then proceed to do
> the same with each card.  Course, it doesn't sound like it could be a
> harddrive issue since it freezes before post has completed sometimes.
> 
> Any input is greatly appreciated.
> 
> John
> 
> 
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