[mythtv-users] Problem with Ubuntu upgrade 0.24 to 0.25

Damian myth at surr.co.uk
Mon May 14 11:18:01 UTC 2012


On 11/05/2012 16:47, David Watkins wrote:
>> My guess is that the Power Supply in the computer has died and needs
>> replacing. Do Uninterruptable Power Supplies beep if suddenly the thing that
>> is drawing power from them stops draining power? Is there any way for me to
>> check if it's the PSU before I spend money on a replacement?
>
> One plausible scenario is that as your computer PSU died it
> momentarily draw a large enough current to trigger an overload warning
> on the UPS.  If that situation still existed when you plugged the PC
> into the wall then it would have blown a fuse somewhere, possibly
> inside the PSU if you're not using a fused plug.

All I know is that the beeping from the UPS started, and to the best of 
my deductive reasoning, the computer's PSU has died.

I've ordered a new one and will see if the machine comes back to life.

Then I can get back on with fixing Myth.

Damian


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