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Jim_S Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4705 Credit: 64,560,357 RAC: 31 |
I have had another computer die...3 to go then no more S@H. Then what sanity I have left will fry. Sorry Wingfolks. I Desire Peace and Justice, Jim Scott (Mod-Ret.) |
Tom M Send message Joined: 28 Nov 02 Posts: 5124 Credit: 276,046,078 RAC: 462 |
I have had another computer die...3 to go then no more S@H. Then what sanity I have left will fry. Sorry Wingfolks. I am sorry to hear that. Maybe someone can donate a box. Tom A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association). |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I have had another computer die...3 to go then no more S@H. Then what sanity I have left will fry. Sorry Wingfolks. Or maybe somebody close enough to try to troubleshoot what Jim has? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Jim_S Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4705 Credit: 64,560,357 RAC: 31 |
The MB is Crackling. No obvious damage. |
Keith Myers Send message Joined: 29 Apr 01 Posts: 13164 Credit: 1,160,866,277 RAC: 1,873 |
Crackling is electrical arcing. So you have a trace that is broken with current flowing through it and it is jumping the gap. Or you could have a capacitor that is breaking down and arcing internally too. Death sentence I would assume. Seti@Home classic workunits:20,676 CPU time:74,226 hours A proud member of the OFA (Old Farts Association) |
Jim_S Send message Joined: 23 Feb 00 Posts: 4705 Credit: 64,560,357 RAC: 31 |
Crackling is electrical arcing. So you have a trace that is broken with current flowing through it and it is jumping the gap. Or you could have a capacitor that is breaking down and arcing internally too. Death sentence I would assume. Can't see anything in the dark, Must be Cap having internal Death. |
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