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ao_lai

...In Which I Demonstrate How Little I Really Know About Hardware

Mar 20, 2006 08:05

Normal service will now be continued with a rambling post about computers.

( Cut to spare people from actually having to read it )

Comments 2

undyingking March 20 2006, 11:08:09 UTC

That's what I would do, but I'm not a hardware expert, just very cautious ;-)

I guess worth seeing if you can borrow a spare PSU to swap in and see if it makes any difference, as it might just about be a fault in the board itself (or in whatever meter is doing the measuring)...

bateleur March 20 2006, 14:06:49 UTC

So... Time to replace the PSU, I guess?

Depends whether it's possible for a local voltage increase to arise from increased resistance. All kinds of things could cause increased resistance...

Might be worth getting a voltmeter and checking whether the 5V lines straight out of the power supply are really at 5V or not. If they are, I wouldn't replace it.