8th May
Disaster Strikes!
This morning when I went to turn my main PC on, it didn't.
Not a blip, not a sigh, not a wimper, nothing.
I run full backups all the time so recovering information wasn't my primary concern.
It was getting the machine up and online again to continue work.
Hint to everyone: Perform Full system back ups frequently.
Don't kid yourself by just copying documents to a memory stick or single External Hard Disk.
And... Don't keep all your eggs in one basket and be prepared for full metal restorations.
(That is a complete hardware swap out)
My workstation has a fancier than normal power supply that has a 5 year warranty and it was time to use it.
In the meanwhile I obtained a equally capable but temporary replacement (which comes with a lifetime warranty).
The manufacturer decided to change the "Cable Management" connector system so I had to replace all power cables.
Once this was done, power was connected, power button pressed and voila!
And here I am now using it.
This new power supply has a unusual but very useful longevity feature.
After system shutdown, the power supply fan stays on for a fair while to dissipate heat rather than the norm where the fans turn off and the temperature of the power supply rises before cooling.
This removes the unneeded stress.
This new Power supply is also 89% efficient between a load of 20%-100% and with standby power of 1 Watt.
Suffice it to say that it has Auto PFC.
Green indeed. The extra bucks spent is recouped by longevity and power savings.
