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do i need a new harddrive?
i got it to install, but it freezes after a few minutes, usually, if i
havent used it for a few hours it'll work for a while, but ultimatly it always freezes. this is the second hard drive in under 3 years, are durons that unstable that they systematically destroy hard drives? Hi, Sorry to give you the news, but your drive is probably crouptt and you might want to reformat it on another system and chkdsk it and fix all the problems, if unfixable then toss it. roar Anthony Brohan |
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i ran a memory tester for 12 hours, so how can it be the power suplly?
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On 17 Oct 2003 13:21:31 -0700,
(drummer) wrote in posted to comp.hardwa i ran a memory tester for 12 hours, so how can it be the power suplly? Note that I stated: "It's possible, but in my opinion not highly likely, that your power supply might also be failing." Hard drives depend on two voltage sources: twelve volts and five volts. If any part of the system which supplies power to the hard drive(s) has failed, is failing, or has otherwise been compromised through some means, your drives can and will fail prematurely. The hard drive motor typically requires the twelve-volt supply; five volt source is used for the drive's electronics. Based on some of your other comments it's possible that the five-volt regulator in the power supply is failing or has become marginal in its operation. A well-designed power supply should not allow load-damaging overvoltage or overcurrent to be applied to the load (motherboard and hardware). Also, it should be able to withstand two sequences of power loss and power restoration. Lower-cost supplies typically found in mass-market systems generally are not designed and built to industry specifications. Ron n1zhi |
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i've always had problems with this computer, could it be possible that
the power supply was overcharging it the whole time? |
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On 20 Oct 2003 04:43:05 -0700,
(drummer) wrote in posted to comp.hardwa i've always had problems with this computer, could it be possible that the power supply was overcharging it the whole time? Welllll.. it's _possible_, but highly unlikely. Power supplies are supposed to pass some level of quality control / quality assurance testing during and after manufacturing. They have to provide voltages within specific tolerances and within specific load ratings (current [or amperage] requirements). If a power supply goes too far overvoltage either its internal safety or regulation circuitry will [should] shut it down. The circuitry on the motherboard may be able to provide a similar service. Ron n1zhi |
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