do any of the tools on http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/ (scroll down to see the tools) do any dIgnostics on the power supply? On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 12:13 PM Michael wrote: > > the computer gal told me to run it until it dies and then get a new computer. > > On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 12:05 PM Michael wrote: > > > > darn.... they couldn't find anything wrong with it... sort of. the > > results were inconclusive. Is there an open source diagnostics tool I > > could d/l ? > > > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 1:01 PM Michael wrote: > > > > > > Thanks for the tip! YEAH.... I took the easy way out; I took it to a shop. > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 10:41 AM Donald Mac McCarthy wrote: > > > > > > > > I can't confirm really if it would do - I was just pointing out that > > > > inconsistent power manifests itself in a number of interesting ways. So > > > > if you suspect the power supply is to blame, it is generally the > > > > cheapest in the chain to fix. You could try replacing the CPU cooler > > > > first. You can get those for $20-30 for a pretty nice one. If that > > > > doesn't work, yeah - the PSU sounds like it might be your next best bet. > > > > > > > > Mac > > > > > > > > Michael wrote on 7/13/20 9:14 PM: > > > > > I just opened my box and the power supply fan is spinning as well as > > > > > the CPU fan so I don't know what inxi is talking about > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 12:09 AM Michael wrote: > > > > >> Thanks for the tip! I'd love to come get it but the distance makes it > > > > >> prohibitive. I live in Florida But you think replacing the power > > > > >> supply unit will do it? > > > > >> > > > > >> On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 12:00 AM Donald Mac McCarthy wrote: > > > > >>> Some boards have 2 fans for CPU - especially boards designed for > > > > >>> overclocking. The face that you don't have any voltage/RPMs across the > > > > >>> fan3 may not be a problem. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> The only way you are going to be sure to tell it is a power supply is > > > > >>> generally to replace it. You could replace CPU, memory, or board one at > > > > >>> a time, but those are generally more expensive than a PSU. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> I have had many times that the PSU was the issue when running a compute > > > > >>> cluster years ago. In one case the PSW was not getting enough airflow > > > > >>> due to the positional design of the chassis vs the fan location of a > > > > >>> replacement CPU which had undergone a spec change, and therefore wouls > > > > >>> reach thermal protection shutdown. In another, a thermal expansion in a > > > > >>> PSU component when under load would cause a short, and the system would > > > > >>> shutoff. In another case - dirty output due to a power limiting > > > > >>> component that was failing cause all kinds of problems, eventually > > > > >>> causing us to have to replace RAM, CPU, MB, and a RAID card because of > > > > >>> "brown out" type situations. We were only to know what happened after > > > > >>> the manufacturer did some testing on the RMAed PSU. When you have 850 > > > > >>> servers all built assembled from components (academic environment where > > > > >>> the Professor got more systems for his grant money by buying components > > > > >>> and using undergrad/graduate research assistants to assemble them), some > > > > >>> interesting things happen, may of them were power supply related. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Good luck, but I think you may save more in time and effort to just > > > > >>> replace it. I have a 400W ATX powersupply you can have if you want to > > > > >>> come get it. I am not sure how much wattage you need, but if 400 will > > > > >>> cut it - that one can be yours for the low low price of gas money. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Mac > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote on 7/13/20 8:41 PM: > > > > >>>> inxi tells me this about my fans: > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> Fan Speeds (RPM): cpu: 0 fan-1: 3139 fan-3: 0 > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> So my cpu fan isn't working. I thought my computer would CRASH/FREEZE > > > > >>>> more often if the cpu fan wasn't working. What is: fan-1: 3139 fan-3: > > > > >>>> 0 > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> I'm not sure but I think my power supply fan is running slow. Is that a thing? > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 11:26 PM Michael wrote: > > > > >>>>> hey.... I forgot to tell ya all that last night after I put the > > > > >>>>> system under stress I got it to freeze. > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 9:29 PM Michael wrote: > > > > >>>>>> when I'm just running memory test the temp is 46 > > > > >>>>>> > > > > >>>>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 8:06 PM Michael wrote: > > > > >>>>>>> that was it under stress. > > > > >>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 13, 2020 at 4:55 PM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss > > > > >>>>>>> wrote: > > > > >>>>>>>> If that's your idle temperature, that is terrible. I'll bet if you run > > > > >>>>>>>> stress while monitoring your temperature you'll see it shoot up even > > > > >>>>>>>> higher than that. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>>> (I cook chicken sous vide at 60C) > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>>> Brian Cluff > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > >>>>>>>> On 7/13/20 10:05 AM, Michael via PLUG-discuss wrote: > > > > >>>>>>>>> Do 80 is bad? 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