Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:53:53 +0300 From: "Android Andrew [:]" <android@oberon.pfi.lt> To: apatewna@yahoo.gr Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE: Unexplained power off Message-ID: <44E393F1.1050707@oberon.pfi.lt> In-Reply-To: <44E35BBC.5020109@yahoo.gr> References: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1060817031254.21749A-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au> <44E35BBC.5020109@yahoo.gr>
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It is fresh mobo (about 8 months). I've visually checked capacitors - it looks good. Well, it is time to change something in my life: mobo or PSU, or disks, or memory, or something else.... Apatewna wrote: > Another good indication for a hosed motherboard (probably caused by bad > power supply) > is to check the large cylindrical capacitors between the processor and > the PS/2 ports. There are at most 10 of them. > If the capacitors have a flat top head they are ok. If their top head is > curved upwards and it looks as if something leaked from within, then > your motherboard is not stabilizing the voltage at the levels it should > and all components get incorrect voltage. Time to change a mobo. > > Always remember that the most unusual/impossible problems come from > hardware related issues, this is a proven fact. >
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