Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 19:34:52 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: Al Plant <noc@hdk5.net> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: "tao" suddenly died Message-ID: <20100310033452.GA2223@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <4B96E3CA.7050906@hdk5.net> References: <20100309191916.GA55827@thought.org> <4B96E3CA.7050906@hdk5.net>
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On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 02:11:54PM -1000, Al Plant wrote:
> Gary Kline wrote:
> >Well, first time this happened since I got my Dell 8200.
> >It suddenly died. I just finished sending an email a few
> >minutes earlier. I'm writing from my only other live
> >non-server. The KVM switch was mis-installed so I can't
> >KVM over to my DNS server.
> >
> >Does this happen often with Dells? What should I be
> >looking for to replace the 8200.
> >
> >thanks for any suggestions.
> >
> Aloha Gary,
>
> Dell sudden death. In my experience means a hardware failure.
>
> EG: Two weeks ago I consulted for a friend in IT on a dead Dell server
> with the removable hard drives. It turned out to be a faulty back plate
> where the HD's fitted in so all 4 were not working. Dell had to send a
> replacement backplate to replace the bad one.
>
> If you can find anyone on a list with one of your type maybe they can
> help you. Dell doesnt always use the same hardware in the same model
> computer btw.
>
> Check all the cables and power supply connections and re-seat everything
> in the box. Something may have walked out of the board.
Aloha Al and thanks for responding. {god this has been a
long day... . ............}
Well, long-story-short, the most unepect thing happened: a
power surge. I did not realize that my printer was also off
until hours later. A friend helped me trace the problem and
reset my surgge-protector. ---It is worth noting that BEFORE
I got my battery [UPS], when things were dead or suddenly
went dead, i knew right away to check the surge-protector.
nutshell: things are almost back. it'll be only an hour
before everything is back.
still, this is a warning to get back on the ball and start
looking for a new desktop.
i would be much obliged for ideas on what kind of dell to buy
next. i say 'dell' because i would like to make life simple
and eventually have one kind of box. (i have three tower
computers: one is my DNS/mail/web server; one is my pfSense
firewall; one is my laptop. i COULD use the server as a
desktop, but that would be too much of a risk!
so:: should i be looking for a dual or quad? ----i am biased
toward intel because i think the AMD requires more juice. [[my
only linux server --long dead-- seemed to suck 100w to 107w as
a minimum.]]
suggestions?
gary
ps:: if anyboy in the seattle area can come by and fix my KVM
wiring, i can pay for your gasoline, but that's about it... .
>
> ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740
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>
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