Subj : Re: USB lock up - poo!
To   : Barry Martin
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Thu Oct 22 2020 20:28:00

BARRY MARTIN wrote:
> Hi Ky!

>   KM> Basically when there's an electrical fault, EVERYTHING stops, so
>   KM> no writing anything anywhere. If a file was in progress at the
>   KM> time, it'll likely POOF unless the utility writing it keeps
>   KM> incremental versions.
> 
> So what is occurring is essentially normal for that kind of fault.

Yeah... I wouldn't expect the logfile to be written.

> Actually that information helps in a slightly convoluted way.  Without
> detailed testing it appears the problem is with the Southbridge, and the
> only way to fix that is replace capacitors which in theory I can do,

Assuming it's the caps, but yeah, and the real fault, at least per what 
I found re mine, is a design flaw in the Southbridge circuit that cooks 
the capacitors. So replacing 'em would work for a while, but eventually 
they'd fail again.

> just getting in there to solder in teeny-tiny quarters might be an
> issue.  Plus we have a motherboard/CPU combination I'm finding not quite
> to my overall satisfaction.

Well, mine got repurposed to what it CAN do... was sad to retire it from 
everyday use but I kinda needed the whole thing to work!

Hopefully the New! Improved!! PCs will do the job better for a long time...
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