Filesystem corruption - hard disk exploded!

[Gene Heskett]

On Thursday 27 June 2019 13:49:15 compdoc wrote:

> 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

That supply has more bad caps than what was pointed out.

>
> 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.


Cheers, Gene Heskett
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