[pchelpers] Re: is this a drive going down

Thanks John, I did wonder about this. I think in that case, I'll wait till 
it dies and  change the PP, I have a smaller output PP but it will do to 
prove it in that case.

Thanks,
Billy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Durham" <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 6:50 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: is this a drive going down


> This does not have to be a hard drive fault. Occasionally it is caused
> by a dying capacitor in the power supply. That makes the power slow to
> come up. Once the system makes demands on it, the voltage drops and
> parts malfunction (often accompanied by sudden shutdown. Probably a sick
> power supply.
>



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