10 Nov
2005
10 Nov
'05
2:45 a.m.
It might just be weak power supplies. There was a recall issued by
SGI about the Challenge XL power supply, I remember our SGI tech
dropping by to replace the PS on our Challenge XL . The machine ran
24/7 on a UPS for years and we were always very worried about turning
the darn thing off.
Mike
On Nov 9, 2005, at 3:03 PM, Sebastian Br?ckner wrote:
Zane H. Healy schrieb:
At 2:22 PM -0500 11/9/05, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
I don't have room anymore either since I put a Challenge XL in the
only room I have for computers.
Apart from the amount of electricity it eats (I of course can't
keep it running full time) the power supplies keep dying. If I
remember correctly I already blew four or five and since I only
have a few more spares and not enough knowledge of electronice to
fix them I am a bit worried...
I know that those machines are supposed to run continuously but it
can't be quite normal that every other time I power it up one of
the supplies dies. Any hints? Is there a way to fix those things or
to prevent them from blowing up altogether?
cheers
Sebastian
Why not get an Onyx2? They've come down in
price a lot. I was
thinking of picking one up myself.
I for one don't have room for one.