On 05/18/2012 08:58 PM, Basil Chupin wrote:
A friend (recently) installed a brand new 64-bit system with a new you-beaut mobo, cpu, psu etc. Powered it up, installed the OS (which happens not to be openSUSE) - and his HD died :-( . Reason? His brand new psu was RS and "took out" the circuit board on the HDD (the 12V channel and all that). The psu was replaced and he managed to buy a replacement c/brd for the Maxtor HDD.
So what is the state of your psu?
Not relevant in this case but I know what you mean. For servers and desktops I always check the power supply. If it's cheap crap I will insist the vendor replace it, not buy the case or I will replace it with a PS from from a trusted vendor, like Antec. I bench test power supplies I am not sure about. I tend to reject a lot of them. Also, I replace every fan that has sleeve bearings or is of doubtful quality like most Chinese fans are, with very good quality ball bearing fans such as a US Toyo Fan product. I'll even replace the power supply fans if the power supply is otherwise good. I have US Toyo fans that have been in continuous service since 1987 so I know I can depend on them. Even if the power supply is good, without a good, reliable ball bearing fan it will fail, guaranteed. (Not affiliated with USTF but I'm happy to mention them since their fans are that damned good. I'm very satisified with them.) jd -- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org