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I'd be more worried why a fuse didn't blow, after all that's what they are for.
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Originally posted by administrator View PostOffice PC mysteriously died over the hols and I was too rough (and possibly over the limit) to drive down here to see what was up. The rest of the network was fine so wasn't too worried. Opened the PC up this morning to see why the mobo wouldn't even post. GFX card out, nothing. RAM out, nothing. Disconnected all hard drives - still nothing. Noticed some soot-looking stuff in the box, found this.
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Originally posted by RSoles View PostWow, was that SATA power connector plugged into something or did it just spontaneously combust?
Chewed by mice? Too low a voltage for that.
another reason to switch pcs off at the wall overnight....................
I leave this one on constantly as it runs overnight reporting for me and that's how I noticed it was off over the holidays.
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Wow, was that SATA power connector plugged into something or did it just spontaneously combust?
Chewed by mice? Too low a voltage for that.
another reason to switch pcs off at the wall overnight....................
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Shocked, almost shocked I tell you!
Office PC mysteriously died over the hols and I was too rough (and possibly over the limit) to drive down here to see what was up. The rest of the network was fine so wasn't too worried. Opened the PC up this morning to see why the mobo wouldn't even post. GFX card out, nothing. RAM out, nothing. Disconnected all hard drives - still nothing. Noticed some soot-looking stuff in the box, found this.
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