Hello.
I bought this kit PC in about 2004, and replaced the power supply once in the last four years.
AMD Sempron 2400
Asrock K7VM3 Motherboard
Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot - Have run Ubuntu since V8, and love it.
About a month ago, I shorted the side-mounted USB port and the machine shut off. Everything seemed fine after waiting a few minutes and rebooting, and has seemed fine since.
Until two days ago when the hard drive started the click-of-death, and booting showed Sector 0, 56 and 24 errors.
Yesterday, I replaced the HD with one that I knew was fine, but it almost immediately started the click-of-death and Sector 0 errors, too.
Here's my guess after some internet research: The shorted USB port has corrupted the MOBO voltage regulator which is ruining drives I put in the machine.
I figure I'll take the opportunity to replace the machine, but I want to have several machines in the house such as a web server and a Myth TV server.
When it ran, this machine would have been a fine web server.
My question is: Given the described scenario, is it worth paying someone to find and repair the problem? I have never used a voltage tester, so I would have to hire the job out.
Thanks
I bought this kit PC in about 2004, and replaced the power supply once in the last four years.
AMD Sempron 2400
Asrock K7VM3 Motherboard
Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot - Have run Ubuntu since V8, and love it.
About a month ago, I shorted the side-mounted USB port and the machine shut off. Everything seemed fine after waiting a few minutes and rebooting, and has seemed fine since.
Until two days ago when the hard drive started the click-of-death, and booting showed Sector 0, 56 and 24 errors.
Yesterday, I replaced the HD with one that I knew was fine, but it almost immediately started the click-of-death and Sector 0 errors, too.
Here's my guess after some internet research: The shorted USB port has corrupted the MOBO voltage regulator which is ruining drives I put in the machine.
I figure I'll take the opportunity to replace the machine, but I want to have several machines in the house such as a web server and a Myth TV server.
When it ran, this machine would have been a fine web server.
My question is: Given the described scenario, is it worth paying someone to find and repair the problem? I have never used a voltage tester, so I would have to hire the job out.
Thanks