Oh...Oh, Thanks --- "Eric \"Shubes\"" wrote: > TTBOMK (which isn't very vast), the static discharge > you describe shouldn't > have hurt anything providing the unit was grounded > properly (and plugged > in). I would guess that there is a problem with the > power supply, which > might have fried components. I could very well be > wrong, but if the PS is > problematic, you'll want to replace it right away. > > keith smith wrote: > > > > Hey everybody, > > > > Interesting night, last night. > > > > I was configuring my AMD500 sever with Fedora Core > 5. > > All was going well thanks to everyone's replies on > > Samba. > > > > Samba is running and is it! > > > > So I prodding along with my right leg against the > case > > of my full height tower, I touched the monitor > with my > > left index finger and I got a low grade shock > where > > my left leg was touching the case. WOW!! > > > > Everything still worked for about 5 minutes. I > > swapped RAM and it booted okay. Cycled a few > more > > times and it did not start at all. Not even the > CPU > > fan. > > > > Because I am such a hardware guru :) I immediately > > swap the mobo with an identical one. Still no go. > > > > Well to make a long story short it seems the video > > card and nic went bad. Once both were replaced > wala > > working. Hard drive, RAM, power supply ETC all > work. > > > > I wonder if it was just a coincidence - the shock > and > > the hardware failur about 5 minutes later? > > > > Keith > > Now it has been a few years > > > > - - - - - - - > > Keith Smith > > - - - - - - - > > > http://travelingcheese.com/search_engine/increase-search-engine-traffic.html > > - - - - - - - > > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - > PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail > settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > - - - - - - - Keith Smith - - - - - - - http://travelingcheese.com/search_engine/increase-search-engine-traffic.html - - - - - - - __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss