Michael, What I'm tying to say is : "If the rear fan on the power supply isn't running ... Is Not that a clue to suspect the power supply.
All of this points to "Never risk running your unit unattended with out a very good surge protector." My Belkin UPS was only $98.00 on sale at CompUSA (Yes, I hate CompUSA also). My PTP is protected by an APC Back-UPS Pro 420. In a Texas thunder storm, I unplug. Nothing will protect you if the lightening strikes the line, on your side of the Pole Transformer. I lost a TV and the lightening just stuck the ground next to the neighborhood AT&T TV cable box ... 3 doors down. RHB "My girlfriend always laughs during sex -- no matter what she's reading." - Steve Jobs ****************************** "Michael S. Macdonald" wrote: > > RHB > I'd say that if the fan quits, the power supply will fail....=) > In Matt's case, so to speak, with power outages the same night, it's > possible the PowerASupply was knocked out by a surge, if it indeed has > failed. > Cheers...Michael > -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
