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eugeneg
06-02-2007, 08:28 AM
I am about to build a new PC, but first want to know what caused the failure the last one. Having swapped components with other PCs and tested devices I know that the CPU, PSU, sound card and both disks (which were in a RAID set) failed at the same time. The floppy drive still works fine though.

This PC was connected via a UPS that appears to work fine (but how can I be certain?). The only weak spot I can think of was the phone line going to the dialup modem - but surely a power spike with such wide consequences could not travel that way.

What could have caused this calamity please ?
JR

Budfred
06-02-2007, 09:48 AM
Multiple failures at the same time suggests a short circuit to me... Something on the case was touching something else it shouldn't have been... You insert power and the whole thing sizzles...