with the other failures, i'm inclined to think it is dying slowly. that type of slow progressive death can be cause by a lack of cooling when the fan fails (although you'd probably get allot of crashes before permanent damage) or more likely it took a surge. i've seen equipment that took a surge before, i wasted my time replacing parts twice in as many weeks before i realized parts were going to keep on failing. a smaller surge could do the same thing on a longer time scale, surges tend to damage many components enough that they fail later.
Sara Hartman wrote: ------- > I have also had problems with the serial ports on this computer (the modem > port is inoperable and I had to put in a PCI card for serial devices). I > have in the past read about "cascading motherboard failure" and wondered if > that might be the case here. > > Thanks again for all the feedback. -------- -- "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." (Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.) -- SuperMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | Service & Replacement Parts [EMAIL PROTECTED] | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> SuperMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/supermacs/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/supermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
