On Thu, 1 Nov 2012 11:00:39 -0400 John Reames <jwrea...@comcast.net> wrote:
> They failed right at the end of warranty. > > I can't remember what the first one was, but the last two were Neo's, > neo480, or neo400 iirc. I have had good success with Antec, though the last power supply I bought (for a server computer at the Lab) was a Seasonic because it was rated 80+ Gold. Craig > John W Reames > jream...@verizon.net > Home: +14106646986 > Mobile: +14437915905 > > On Nov 1, 2012, at 10:16, Benz Hogs <benz-n-h...@gulseth.net> wrote: > > > Were these out of warranty? Antec has a long 5yr warranty period, > > compared to most other brands. > > > > Luther > > > > > > On 11/1/2012 4:39 AM, John Reames wrote: > >> I quit buying Antec power supplies because of them; three successive > >> power supplies dying due to them is enough. The last one that I > >> bought was a Silverstone, and haven't had a whit of trouble. > >> > >> -- > >> John W Reames > >> jream...@verizon.net > >> Home: +14106646986 > >> Mobile: +14437915905 > >> > >> On Oct 31, 2012, at 20:42, Rich Thomas > >> <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > >> > >>> Similar deal, I had a vid card that had almost all the > >>> cheepcheepchinee capacitors blown, replaced it and things went back > >>> to normal. It is easy to inspect the vid card and mobo for blown > >>> capacitors, they have their caps oozing nasty-looking foamy stuff. > >>> I had a coupla old mobos go bad too, never did figure out what it > >>> was, easy enough to replace. Newegg had a mobo on sale a day or > >>> two ago, cheepcheep but you want one that will take your > >>> processor. If you got 4.5 yr out of it owes you nothing. > >>> > >>> --R > >>> > >>> On 10/31/12 8:33 PM, Rick Knoble wrote: > >>>> Troubleshooting hardware is a tedious process. It is easier, > >>>> albeit no less tedious if you have enough spare parts to construct > >>>> another computer. My first suspect in your instance would be the > >>>> power supply. If you have a spare, swap them out and see. If you > >>>> don't have a spare, pull the old one out and have a computer shop > >>>> test it. If that tests good, disconnect all peripheral devices, > >>>> HDD's Floppy drive, DVD drive, and any other boards. If it POSTs > >>>> shut it down, and hook up devices one by one until you find the > >>>> culprit. If it doesn't POST, memory, CPU, or MOBO is suspect. > >>>> Having known good memory and a known good CPU would be a big help > >>>> here. Also, inspect the MOBO and all cards for bulging or popped > >>>> capacitors. A visual inspection could be very revealing. > >>>> > >>>> I had a home built computer that did the same exact thing and it > >>>> turned out to be the video card being bad. I have seen failed > >>>> memory, failing hard drives, bad floppy drives, optical drives > >>>> crapping out, and failed power supply's all cause similar > >>>> problems. Memory problems can be found with a mem check program > >>>> run from a live CDROM. The only way to isolate other problems is > >>>> trial and error. Like I first stated, I would start with the power > >>>> supply. It is the first in the list of usual suspects. > >>>> > >>>> Rick > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > >>>> On Oct 31, 2012, at 7:08 PM, "Greg Fiorentino" > >>>> <gf...@dslnorthwest.net> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> OK, so my home-cobbled HTPC started acting flaky a few days ago. > >>>>> Sudden reboots, BIOS date gone, changing BIOS settings > >>>>> uncommanded, one CMOS checksum error. I assumed unit needed > >>>>> vacuuming, possible CMOS battery failure, possible power supply > >>>>> failure. Vacuumed, replaced P/S with new spare, tested CMOS > >>>>> battery shows 3 > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Craig ---------------------------------- Present:'95 E320 Sebastian 112 kmi '94 E420 Oskar 127 kmi (awaiting parting out) '82 240D/3.0 Bluebell 267 kmi Past: '86 190E/2.3 '72 220/8 '64 190Dc Emma '72 220D/8 Herman 186 kmi _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
