[openbeos] Re: need help, file copying problems!

  • From: "Kevin Field" <kev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 07:41:35 -0400 EDT

> POWER SUPPLY -   Perhaps your power supply is  going bad.
> This apparently is common failing of the 'cheap' power supply units 
> they put
> into many store assembled PC's.  It happened to me.
> My boot disk went 'bad'.  I replaced it.  It worked for about 2 
> months
> and then the new disk went 'bad' also. 
> It Turned out that the power supply was slowly failing and some 
> voltages were
> degrading. A new power supply - and suddenly both my 'bad' disks were 
> fine again.

I left it running and tried the voltmeter now and then on it for a 
couple of hours, getting only a clean 5V.  But now I'm starting to have 
problems again.  :(  Do you know the nature of the degradation?  Does 
it run fine for long periods of time but once in awhile (and then more 
frequently) drop way below spec?  I was assuming that if it wasn't 
showing any signs after a few hours, it's probably fine, but I'm 
probably wrong.  :)  If that's the case, I'll try replacing it anyway 
and see how it runs.

Thanks,

Kev


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