power supply ?

[Technomage]

its time to replace the supply.
it is starting to have issues (and this is just mild). I wouldn't want to be 
there when it smokes (and takes a considerable amount of hardware with it).

TMH


On Saturday 21 January 2006 12:33, betty wrote:
> preface: gui user.
>
> recently i had to move my computer to another room, when i turned it
> back on, i had to 'push the button' about 8 times to finally get it to
> click 'on'.  (it would make a little clicking noise, but not the
> whirring noise that means it is starting)
>
> to make sure i wasn't just being stupid about how long to hold in the
> button, i tested it again later in the week by turning it off then
> trying to turn it on again. same thing. it is running now, but i am
> afraid to turn it off, not that i need to , but at some time in the next
> ten weeks i'm going to be moving it back to my office and will need to
> turn it off then, and what if i can't get it to restart,,,, or what if
> the power goes out..... etccc.
>
> does this sound like a power supply issue?
> i have been running this same system with redhat for about 5 years now
> and rarely shut it down (once a year? maybe).
> if it's a power supply thing, can anyone recommend a reliable, cheap,
> QUIET new one that i could get at fry's elec.???
>
> thanks for any help.