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Re: Hard Drive Problems
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John Morgan <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 17 Sep 1998 06:03:18 -0400
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It's my understanding that over time, some capacitors can "dry out."  If that's
the case, your older power supply may not be able to source as much current as it
used to.  I'd go for that as a solution.


> On 14 Sep 98 at 22:15, Michael Tabak wrote:
>
> > My computer case is from 1991, and this has occurred with 2 different hard
> > drives, both of which are less than 1 year old.
> >
> > 1. Can a faulty internal power supply cause this problem?

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