RE: [OT] Can a dodgy power socket burn out HDD's?

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have checked the PSU output - seems stable at +12v and +5v. red is
+5v and yellow +12v.

My thoughts are that it could have been 12V on the 5V rail - I guess I need
to do some more checking and probing...

Paul.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
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> Sent: 20 July 2007 11:14
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Can a dodgy power socket burn out HDD's?
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> Quoting Paul Gale <groups2@xxxxxxx>:
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> > This is a nightmare - it burnt out 5 drives!!!
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> > PSU +5V and +12V look OK. What else could it be? I'm wondering if
> > it's the drive enclosures now...
> >
> > Paul.
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> Its not something reall stupid like a power supply with the +5 and +12
> connections transposed is it ?
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> If not then maybe the drive enclosures are miswired ?
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> Keith
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