[ale] fried innards

[Beddingfield, Allen]

I don't think I have ever seen that.  Since that should only be 12 volt DC, I would suspect somehow your power supply has gone wonky and sent a dose of AC across that connector.  Poor CD-ROM drive...
Allen B.


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Allen Beddingfield
Systems Engineer
The University of Alabama
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Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 1:26 PM
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Subject: [ale] fried innards


I'm working away at the keyboard, minding my own business, when I smell the unmistakeable odor of burning electrics and realize that the room is suddenly hazy -- as in filling up with smoke.

WTF

No flames in sight and the only thing that seems overly warm to the touch is the top of the computer case. So I - - -

Pull the plug

Open the windows

Open up the box

The problem is easy to see: the power plug to the CD/DVD burner has failed, causing a short that has melted the plug.

Questions: Does this kind of thing happen often? Is it a symptom of a deeper problem, such as a flaky power supply?

Sean