On Tue, Oct 10, 2017 at 4:07 AM, Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net> wrote:
> On 09.10.17 09:06, sam sokolik wrote: > > I am very doubtful that the red dye is causing the problem.. (I > dissected a > > few styes - all have shielded pairs) > > Agreed. To see if the described "powdered copper wire" was the cause, I > hacked into my replaced cable last night, and found that there's Al foil > and a lot of clear polyethylene (or similar) in between. Furthermore, > the substantial tinned conductors were pristine. > > So all I can truly report is that nothing would bring the machine back > to life until I replaced the cable, and boot times and disk performance > are 2 - 4 times better than shortly before it went catatonic. > Reason? Dunno. So just a time-saving fortuitous coincidence? > > Could it be oxidation on the connector? vigorous unplugging and replugging wiping it clean, perhaps? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
