Re: "Clicking" II+ power supply

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

N.N. Thayer wrote:
> Thanks for the tips.  I've an electrician friend that I could let have
> a look inside the power supply itself... it's the original one and I'd
> rather keep it than replace it if at all possible.  Should I be
> concerned about any damage to the motherboard as a result of what the
> power supply is doing?  Like I said, when it feels like working
> properly, the rest of the computer appears to work just fine with all
> my games/applications, although I haven't run a RAM diagnostic or
> anything like that.
>
> (Until I can get the power supply looked at, I'm thinking I'll just
> hook it up to an external switch.)

Although there are certainly power supply faults that can damage
the main board, the problem(s) you describe do not appear to be
of that type.  I think your machine is safe.

-michael

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