Can you say "Ground Fault"? If you are finding that you have to keep replacing electronic components associated with a computer, and have external devices plugged in, the FIRST thing you should look for is a ground fault.
It is likely that this is shorting out your motherboards over the course of a few days/weeks it takes to degrade the CAPs via the ground fault assault. Make sure that ALL of the devices plugged into your computer are in turn plugged into the SAME power strip with proper plug polarity observed. If you have a LAN, TV-TUNER, Printer, etc. which connects "elsewhere" also be sure that it's not to blame. A 9-20 volt fault leakage may not burn your computer out in a day, but it will over time causing exactly the type of problem you are seeing... I.E. a few weeks of use the a new motherboard. Just a though. -JMS -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of tester Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 5:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Could Mandrake Kill My Motherboard? On Thu, 2001-12-20 at 11:17, Kelly McCormick wrote: > Thanks for the quick response civil! > > > > > Nonstop, eh? > > > > Err, ok, I guess I meant "exclusively" although the system does get a > LOT of usage, I do sleep once in a while! ;) > > >
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