On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 7:03 PM, Adam <[email protected]> wrote: snip > > Obviously something is very wrong here. My question here is, is it more > likely that the problem is the power supply or the motherboard? (Either of > which I can replace myself.) Or could it be something else that I haven't > considered? This system also seems to go through about one internal DVD > burner per year, but I don't /think/ that's related. Can any of you > hardware experts suggest anything? Thanks VERY much in advance!
This could be a cold solder joint somewhere. Ed Nisley wrote about this in Dr. Dobbs a lot. Every time you power up/power down everything expands and contracts. You might not notice it externally, but inside the solder bubble the connection has separated. I once was able to fix a bad microwave by touching parts on the main board until I found the bad connection - then you just have to touch a pencil soldering iron to it and you're good to go, but you are correct don't mess around with A/C at all unless you really know what you're doing. -- Frank L. "Cranky Frankie" Palmeri, Guilderland, NY, USA Risible Riding Raconteur & Writer Don't sweat the petty things, and don't pet the sweaty things. _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Dec 7 - An Intro to Chef Jan 4 - Recovering the Brownfield: Revitalizing Open Source Projects Feb 1 - Home Networking Made Simple with Amahi Home Server
