[ale] two sata drives fail at the same time?

[Geoffrey]

David Ritchie wrote:
> Another suggestion - invest in a power supply tester box (Ultra makes
>  a decent one for not much money) - available at Fry's and
> MIcroCenter and eBay - make certain you get one that supports 20/24
> pin supplies and SATA connectors.

I plan to.  I took the old ps to microcenter and they tested it for free 
with a tester that was about the size of a pack of cigarettes.

Thanks for the links below as well!

> 
> See
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ULTRA-POWER-SUPPLY-TESTER-NEW_W0QQitemZ300372099254QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item45ef9280b6
>  as an example - this is the one I use. These have go/no go lights
> for each power supply voltage, and will enable turnon of the power
> supply with jumpering.
> 
> Also, another handy gadget to have is a POST code reader. See 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-PC-Notebook-Laptop-Analyzer-Diagnostic-POST-Card_W0QQitemZ150326824659QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotherboards?hash=item23002d4ed3
> 
> 
> This is used to see what step the BIOS thinks it is at during boot. 
> <$15 - these appear to be only available cheaply via eBay. There are
> also PCI bus versions of these devices available. The USB device is
> useful for laptop repair, so I recommend it.
> 
> Good hunting!
> 
> 
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