On 12/30/24 06:37, Alain D D Williams wrote:
On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 05:29:05AM -0600, Tom Browder wrote:
I suspect a failing disk,
My main home PC is 10 years old and still going strong (I over specced it when
I bought it). A few years ago I had what looked like disk problems (time outs,
failed writes, ...). I replaced the power supply and the problems went away.
I have seen this before: some power supplies seem to fade as they age and the
symptom is disk failures.
Changing the PSU is cheap, quick & easy - consider it.
Excellent advice, applies to most name brand psu's as they drift low
with age. The no-name supplies you can get for a $15 bill by the
wagonload in China are often the longer lasting psu's. They will fail
immediately, or more likely run for a decade or more.
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
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