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David Gillett <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 15 Sep 1998 10:47:41 -0800
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On 14 Sep 98 at 22:15, Michael Tabak wrote:

> I have been having intermittent hard drive problems (I/O errors; hangs;
> etc.).  Sometimes these occur during a session when everything had been
> proceeding normally.  Other times, they occur during bootup, when it sounds
> as if either the hard drive is not starting up at all, or is having
> difficulty staying operational.
>
> 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?

  It's possible.  I recently discovered that one power wire to one of
my drives had been almost severed, and I suspect that was the c


> 2. If so, the internal power supply (from 1991) says it's 200 Watts.  Can I
> use a new case with a 250 Watts power supply?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> --
> Regards - Michael Tabak * [log in to unmask]
>
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