Re: Hardware wows

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
>
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