Hello Avon!

After walking into the computer room earlier I noticed that the BBBS
PC was off. Upon attempting to restart it the PC smoked (Literally).

Really NOT a good sign. :-)

Upon inspection the power supply fried (Cooked transformer). I haven't accertained yet if the motherboard survived. But it is likely that it didn't. As a result I am planning on acquiring a replacement PSU, MB, and CPU. Fortunately I had moved my FSXNET node over to a Mystic PC awhile back so
I can still connect to the FSXNET echos.


Jeff


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Hello Jeff,

After walking into the computer room earlier I noticed that the BBBS
PC was off. Upon attempting to restart it the PC smoked (Literally).

Really NOT a good sign. :-)

Unfortunately no. Sorry to hear about that.

How many years of service did that box give you? My BBS machine is fairly new..
so I'm hoping not to see any smoke any time soon.. :)

Upon inspection the power supply fried (Cooked transformer). I
haven't accertained yet if the motherboard survived. But it is likely that

it didn't. As a result I am planning on acquiring a replacement PSU, MB, and CPU. Fortunately I had moved my FSXNET node over to a Mystic PC awhile back so I can still connect to the FSXNET echos.

We'll try to keep you company til you get your other nets moving again..

Ttyl :-),
Al

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Hello Alan!

After walking into the computer room earlier I noticed that the
BBBS PC was off. Upon attempting to restart it the PC smoked
(Literally).

Really NOT a good sign. :-)

Unfortunately no. Sorry to hear about that.

How many years of service did that box give you? My BBS machine is
fairly new.. so I'm hoping not to see any smoke any time soon.. :)

Sadly it wasn't that old (About 12 months). The SATA HD's check out ok
so all the data should be ok. The PSU was of adequate power capability.
I was tempted to just replace the PSU but if the MB is bad I would hate
to toast a new PSU.

Plus, this gives me a chance to perform an system upgrade to some newer hardware. And yes (:-) I do have a recent full backup if it would be needed.

Fortunately I had moved my FSXNET node over to
a Mystic PC awhile back so I can still connect to the FSXNET
echos.

We'll try to keep you company til you get your other nets moving
again..

It should be a fairly short turnaround time. I also have a backup PC that
I could use if needed which equals or surpasses the PC that cooked.


Jeff


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Jeff Smith wrote to Avon <=-

Hello Avon!

After walking into the computer room earlier I noticed that the BBBS
PC was off. Upon attempting to restart it the PC smoked (Literally).

Bugger!!! No good when the magic smoke escapes. :(

Really NOT a good sign. :-)

Upon inspection the power supply fried (Cooked transformer). I haven't accertained yet if the motherboard survived. But it is likely that it didn't. As a result I am planning on acquiring a replacement PSU, MB,
and CPU. Fortunately I had moved my FSXNET node over to a Mystic PC
awhile back so I can still connect to the FSXNET echos.

Good thing FSX is still running. :) A new power supply should fix things, with a bit of luck. :)


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Hello Vk3jed!

27 Feb 18 08:43, you wrote to me:

After walking into the computer room earlier I noticed that the
BBBS PC was off. Upon attempting to restart it the PC smoked
(Literally).

Bugger!!! No good when the magic smoke escapes. :(

Yeah... The PSU made neat frying bacon type sound. Didn't smell like
bacon though. :-)

Really NOT a good sign. :-)

As a result I am planning on acquiring a
replacement PSU, MB, and CPU. Fortunately I had moved my FSXNET
node over to a Mystic PC awhile back so I can still connect to
the FSXNET echos.

While I was at the candy store for a new power supply. I decided to upgrade
the motherboard and processor and of course memory since the new MB takes
DDR4 where the previous MB used DDR3. The PC will be a tad overkill for
running a BBS. Whats a BBS going to do with 32 gig of ram?

But... What the heck. :-) The previous PC had 16 gigs of DDR3 ram. The new
PC would make a decent gaming PC. Sad part is I don't play computer games. :-)

Good thing FSX is still running. :) A new power supply should fix
things, with a bit of luck. :)

Never put a lot of stock in luck. I try to make my own whenever possible. :-)

Jeff


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On 02/26/18, Jeff Smith pondered and said...

Yeah... The PSU made neat frying bacon type sound. Didn't smell like
bacon though. :-)

I like bacon... just saying...

But I don't like the magic smoke of doom ..

This post really didn't add anything of value to the conversation but it did make me hungry :)

Best, Paul


`I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going' - Kerr Avon, Blake's 7

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On 02/27/18, Avon said the following...

Yeah... The PSU made neat frying bacon type sound. Didn't smell like bacon though. :-)

I like bacon... just saying...

Who doesn't like bacon? ;)

But I don't like the magic smoke of doom ..

I've never liked seeing the magic smoke coming out of anything electrical...

This post really didn't add anything of value to the conversation but it did make me hungry :)

This reply didn't add anything either. It was just to thank you for making me hungry for bacon now. :)


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On 02/27/18, Avon said the following...

On 02/26/18, Jeff Smith pondered and said...

Yeah... The PSU made neat frying bacon type sound. Didn't smell like bacon though. :-)

I like bacon... just saying...

Much better than that fishy smell from the fish oil in the exploded Chinese capacitors.

Ian

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On 02/26/18, Black Panther pondered and said...

This reply didn't add anything either. It was just to thank you for
making me hungry for bacon now. :)

Hours have passed since I wrote my original reply and I had moved on .. but
now :) I'm thinking about Bacon again... might be a late evening snack...
just don't tell my wife.

Best, Paul


`I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going' - Kerr Avon, Blake's 7

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Much better than that fishy smell from the fish oil in the exploded Chinese capacitors.

Me thinks we spend too much time sniffing electrical things... I thought I'd qualify the sniff ;)

Best, Paul


`I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid, and I'm not going' - Kerr Avon, Blake's 7

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Hello Erazmus!

26 Feb 18 17:06, you wrote to Avon:

Yeah... The PSU made neat frying bacon type sound. Didn't

smell like bacon though. :-)

I like bacon... just saying...

Much better than that fishy smell from the fish oil in the exploded Chinese capacitors.

That reminds me of my school days. In the electronics class before the instructor
came in someone would put a handfull of small electrolytic caps in the outlets of the benches. The first thing the instructor would do would be to go over to the breaker panel and turn on the benches. :-)


Jeff


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Jeff Smith wrote to Vk3jed <=-

Yeah... The PSU made neat frying bacon type sound. Didn't smell like
bacon though. :-)

Bugger. :(

While I was at the candy store for a new power supply. I decided to upgrade the motherboard and processor and of course memory since the
new MB takes DDR4 where the previous MB used DDR3. The PC will be a tad overkill for running a BBS. Whats a BBS going to do with 32 gig of ram?

Haha, waaaaay overkill. You planning on making a RAMdisk for your tossing and file libraries? :D

But... What the heck. :-) The previous PC had 16 gigs of DDR3 ram. The
new PC would make a decent gaming PC. Sad part is I don't play computer games. :-)

Neither do I, I have this thing called "sport" for my "playing". :D

Good thing FSX is still running. :) A new power supply should fix
things, with a bit of luck. :)

Never put a lot of stock in luck. I try to make my own whenever
possible. :-)

Haha fair enough. ;)


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On 02/26/18, Jeff Smith said the following...

Whats a BBS going to do with 32 gig of ram?

With the price of memory being what it is compared to just over a year ago, even the thought of buying that much of it right now is painful.

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On 02/26/18, Jeff Smith said the following...

Hello Erazmus!

26 Feb 18 17:06, you wrote to Avon:

Yeah... The PSU made neat frying bacon type sound. Didn't

smell like bacon though. :-)

I like bacon... just saying...

Much better than that fishy smell from the fish oil in the exploded Chinese capacitors.

That reminds me of my school days. In the electronics class before the instructor
came in someone would put a handfull of small electrolytic caps in the outlets of the benches. The first thing the instructor would do would be to go over to the breaker panel and turn on the benches. :-)

Yep I remember those days also ! and some of the Cap where not small LOL

Richard Szajkowski AKA The Wizzard

U.S.S. Alliance BBS (Brampton) (Born 1984 Reborn 2017)

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Hello Static,

Replying from the restored BBBS machine. Lets see if this message makes it out.

On 02/26/18, Jeff Smith said the following...

Whats a BBS going to do with 32 gig of ram?

With the price of memory being what it is compared to just over a year ago, even the thought of buying that much of it right now is painful.

Yeah, I noticed that when I went acquire a new motherboard and Ryzen 5 CPU. 32G
of DDR4 ram was like $275 at the local store here.

I guess I will be able read my echomail that much faster now. :-)


Jeff



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Jeff Smith wrote to Erazmus <=-

That reminds me of my school days. In the electronics class before the instructor
came in someone would put a handfull of small electrolytic caps in the outlets of the benches. The first thing the instructor would do would
be to go over to the breaker panel and turn on the benches. :-)

Bet that got the class started with a bang. ;)


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