Hardware wows

[keith smith]

Oh...Oh, Thanks

--- "Eric \"Shubes\"" <plug at shubes.net> 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
> > 
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> > Keith Smith
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> -Eric 'shubes'
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