Re: Is my hard drive thrashed?

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On Sat, 2007-02-17 at 22:16 -0700, Dan Hensley wrote:
> It didn't die while the system was running, so it probably didn't too
> too much to the system.

That's no guarentee.  While I'd expect a dying supply to just fail, it's
also possible for it to send a surge of current through places it
shouldnt.

> One morning I took the computer out to the garage to blow out the
> dust, and when I brought it back in it wouldn't turn on.

How did you do that?  High speed air blasting across things *can* cause
damage due to static electricity generation.

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