Sorry to say, it is not the ATX that has gone - had it been, it would have been an easy (and cheap) replacement here in the French Silicon Valley - but alas the burnt component smell is unmistakable - and is definitiely coming from the motherboard just beneath the fan mount...
BTW the motherboard was marked "Powercurve" - which is odd methinks! On Wednesday, December 4, 2002, at 02:58 PM, Rachel & Greg Olson wrote: >> Yesterday we had a thunderstorm which sent a spike along to my UPS >> which was more than it could handle - as a result my trust >> PowerCenter >> motherboard fried. > > Can you be sure its the motherboard and not the power supply? The > fuse in the power supply should go before any damage to the internal > components. I had a 9500 that the powersupply actually caught fire > and all the internal components were still fine. Replaced the power > supply and it still works today. Power computing machines will run > on a standard ATX (new style PC) power supply that any computer parts > store should carry. In the USA they are about $40 retail, $15 at a > discount parts store. > > GTO > -- > > -- > Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... > > 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> > > Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> > > Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For digest mode, email: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> > > Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com > -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
