> On Jul 29, 2023, at 13:38, Frank Scheiner <frank.schei...@web.de> wrote: > > Hi again, > > just some other thing that came to my mind right now: > > Don't leave your rx2660 in standby with mains connected over longer > times, because its PSUs will get quite hot otherwise and most likely age > faster than normal if not burn up over time. The DL380 G5 and DL385 G2 > and G5 (at least mine, upgraded from a G2) all seem to have the same > problem. >
Thanks Frank. I am most certainly going to check mine. Last year one of the two PSUs on my rx2660 died. I am not down to one. I’ve been actually browsing eBay for a replacement. This data will come in handy when picking a new one. > [1] states it is a design flaw. [2] mentions that there are newer PSU > revisions that might be OK in standby, so maybe you're lucky and have > one of those in yours already. > > Cheers, > Frank > > [1]: > https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/hp-proliant-dl380-g5-server-is-the-power-supply-really-broken/td-p/7001911 > > [2]: > https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl380-g5-power-supplies-overheat-when-plugged-in-but-off/td-p/3982566/page/3 >
