Just switched on the PC this morning and looks like the PCB has just
got fried. Rest of the PC looks OK. Electrical fault was the last
thing I was expecting.
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Just switched on the PC this morning and looks like the PCB has just
got fried. Rest of the PC looks OK. Electrical fault was the last
thing I was expecting.
Previously Naz <naza911@googlemail.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Just switched on the PC this morning and looks like the PCB has just
> got fried. Rest of the PC looks OK. Electrical fault was the last
> thing I was expecting.[/color]
Hmm. Probably the servo controller then. This is indeed highly
unlikely. Check your voltages just to make sure. Maybe
+12V is way too high.
Arno
On Oct 30, 4:27*am, Naz <naza...@googlemail.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Just switched on the PC this morning and looks like the PCB has just
> got fried. Rest of the PC looks OK. Electrical fault was the last
> thing I was expecting.[/color]
Do you live in a humid climate?
The chips driving the spindle or actuator servoes, due to a shot bearing or friction.
"Naz" <naza911@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:33e93c28-dfd6-4165-9911-d53201cacb4b@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com...[color=blue]
> Just switched on the PC this morning and looks like the PCB has just
> got fried. Rest of the PC looks OK. Electrical fault was the last
> thing I was expecting.[/color]
Just fitted in the replacement drive and I am a little worried by what
is it tell me, particularly the Seek Error rate.
[url]http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2ro5ixj&s=4[/url]
This is basically within the first 15mins of installation, and after
running the benchmark test on HD Tune. There was nothing on it, just
been installed not even initialized by Windows
Previously [email]Stevepppp@gmail.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> On Oct 30, 4:27*am, Naz <naza...@googlemail.com> wrote:[color=green]
>> Just switched on the PC this morning and looks like the PCB has just
>> got fried. Rest of the PC looks OK. Electrical fault was the last
>> thing I was expecting.[/color][/color]
[color=blue]
> Do you live in a humid climate?[/color]
There is no connection between humidity and electrical faults
that cause burns in low-voltage low-power electronics.
Arno
Previously Naz <naza911@googlemail.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Just fitted in the replacement drive and I am a little worried by what
> is it tell me, particularly the Seek Error rate.[/color]
[color=blue]
> [url]http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2ro5ixj&s=4[/url][/color]
Looks perfectly fine. 253 seems to be the initial value.
[color=blue]
> This is basically within the first 15mins of installation, and after
> running the benchmark test on HD Tune. There was nothing on it, just
> been installed not even initialized by Windows[/color]
Oh. Give it at least several days of usage and then look again.
Arno
On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:32:38 -0700 (PDT), Naz <naza911@googlemail.com>
put finger to keyboard and composed:
[color=blue]
>Just fitted in the replacement drive and I am a little worried by what
>is it tell me, particularly the Seek Error rate.
>
>[url]http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2ro5ixj&s=4[/url]
>
>This is basically within the first 15mins of installation, and after
>running the benchmark test on HD Tune. There was nothing on it, just
>been installed not even initialized by Windows[/color]
Seagate's raw "Seek Error Rate" parameter represents a cumulative seek
count. It is not a rate, and it is not an error. I don't know if this
applies to Seagate branded Maxtor drives, though.
- Franc Zabkar
--
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In article <6mubsoFisk5eU1@mid.individual.net>, Arno Wagner <me@privacy.net> wrote:[color=blue]
>Previously [email]Stevepppp@gmail.com[/email] wrote:[color=green]
>> On Oct 30, 4:27*am, Naz <naza...@googlemail.com> wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> Just switched on the PC this morning and looks like the PCB has just
>>> got fried. Rest of the PC looks OK. Electrical fault was the last
>>> thing I was expecting.[/color][/color]
>[color=green]
>> Do you live in a humid climate?[/color]
>
>There is no connection between humidity and electrical faults
>that cause burns in low-voltage low-power electronics.
>
>Arno[/color]
So with a straight face you are saying that corrosion is not a factor with
electronics?
Previously GMAN <glenzabr@nospam.xmission.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> In article <6mubsoFisk5eU1@mid.individual.net>, Arno Wagner <me@privacy.net> wrote:[color=green]
>>Previously [email]Stevepppp@gmail.com[/email] wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> On Oct 30, 4:27*am, Naz <naza...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>> Just switched on the PC this morning and looks like the PCB has just
>>>> got fried. Rest of the PC looks OK. Electrical fault was the last
>>>> thing I was expecting.[/color]
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Do you live in a humid climate?[/color]
>>
>>There is no connection between humidity and electrical faults
>>that cause burns in low-voltage low-power electronics.
>>
>>Arno[/color]
> So with a straight face you are saying that corrosion is not a factor with
> electronics?[/color]
No. It is. But not with things that burn up in HDDs. That is pretty
unlikely without a chip fault. Admittedly, it used to be a major
factor.
Arno