[Leaplist] mainboard problem

[Bill Smith]

The old computer axiom holds "Garbage in, Garbage out."  In this case it
looks like your power is turning your computers into garbage.  You can only
expect so much out of a UPS, especially if they are not true power
regenerators.

Bill



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "patrick" <pberry2 at cfl.rr.com>
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Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 8:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Leaplist] mainboard problem


> Richard F. Ostrow Jr. wrote:
> > No POST beep = failed CPU or mobo. If you'd tried the CPU elsewhere, I'd
> > say your mobo just died.
> That is so sad.  But, an excuse to buy a new board with CPU that is
> better, faster...
>
> I am running this 64 bit Sempron 3000+ with 768 MB DDR PC3200, set up as
> the book says it should be, with only an IDE drive. Running Mepis 64,
> rev6.5, it is almost identical in most functions as to speed as the
> Athlon 32 bit XP 2200, 2000, 1800, 1600 systems here, with the Mepis 32
> bit rev 6.5.
>
> But, now, I just had a UPS 500 burn up, (the Metal Oxide Varisters are
> smoked) and the power seems to be dirty here, too.   Now, my AMD 2200
> has an erratic mouse.  It is on a different UPS, as are all my systems.
>
> But, dirty and intermittant power can sure mess them up, it seems!
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