Filesystem corruption - hard disk exploded!

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On 6/27/19 10:51 AM, Volker Wysk wrote:

> It has 550 Watts and is one and a half year old. I cost 79 €. I explicitly
> wanted a quality part.

What brand is it? I have replaced hundreds of bad power supplies. I 
consider them as 'consumables,' because the poorly made ones will have 
to be replaced after a year. Even certain Dell PSUs have the problem.

And don't guess about it. Its easy to see if the PSU is failing. There 
will failed capacitors inside the PSU. I check this on every system I 
service: (as shown in this video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUrVOK3VgJw

Many will consider opening the PSU dangerous, and you should not attempt 
it, however you might be able to peer inside through the fan and vent 
openings.

You only need to look at the capacitors that are located near where the 
power cables that feed to the system are soldered into the PSU's circuit 
board, as show in the video.

In that video his caps are bulging and leaking, but they don't have to 
be leaking. Any bulge at all is bad. They need to be flat on top. 
There's even a wikipage with pics of many failed caps: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

Anyway, should you need to replace the PSU, buy a name-brand, 80+ 
certified PSU. Those will last 2 to 3 years, or more.