Subj : Grrrrr...
To   : Mercyful Fate
From : richardw
Date : Mon Apr 18 2005 01:39 am

  Re: Grrrrr...
  By: Mercyful Fate to Digital Man on Sun Apr 17 2005 01:53 pm

 >  > I have a dead DiamondMax Plus 9 (80GB) sitting right here. It (and the PC
 >  > supply) died when I touched the computer case and discharged static
 >  > electricity. With a "pop" the computer turned off and wouldn't turn back 
 >  > Replacing the power supply allowed it to boot again, but the Maxtor was d
 >  > Funny enough, the primary hard disk in the system (a Quantum Fireball) wa
 >  > fine. <shrug>
 > 
 > haha that just sounds like an bad power supply and that propbably killed the
 > hd, i don't think it goes it the other order.. :)

I had a machine that refused to power on, until I unplugged the hard 
drive.  Put a new HD in, and it worked like a charm.  In light of this 
fact, I don't see why a HD coudln't burn up a PS.

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