On 06/02/2012 18:09, Rob Malpass wrote:
Hi all
As you may remember from my post last week, my Ubuntu machine's HD
died. Despite a brand new HDD I'm having intermittent problems
ranging from install failing to complete with another HDD error to the
BIOS not detecting the drive at all.
I have literally just tried a new SATA data cable and all (so far
touch wood!) seems well. The thing is - if the problem persists -
what part should I look at replacing next? The PSU? The mobo? Could
this be some sort of mains AC problem and would a new surge protector
be more the order of the day? I should add I have several other
boxes on the same ring main that appear to be working fine.
Are these "new" (yada yada I know I'm not exactly Mr Current Affairs)
SATA data cables any better or worse for bad connections than other
types of BUS e.g. usb or even pata ide?
These days, it is PSU's that seem to go bandy more frequently than
anything else and it is usually intermittent.
I use a PSU testing tool (a half decent one with an LCD display costs
around 40 GBP), its proved a great investment. And, I have dealt with a
few thousand machines in the past couple of years or so and my findings
appear consistent.
Hope that helps,
Isaac.
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