Hi,

Interesting article and info.  Anyone else seen this sort of thing,
I wonder.?

I have asked around here in Melbourne, Australia and so far, no
one locally has seen this problem at all.  Which is odd.
And most have been AMD users of a date range from 2 to 5+ years
AMD usage, and none have had anything like this sort or experience.

Curious indeed..

Regards,
Robert Traynor (BobT).
2 December 2005   18:04



On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 04:45:21 -0000, Daniel Lee Kruse wrote:

> Google search:  "atx connector"
> I've found a posting describing my burned ATX connector problem.  The
> link is:
> http://www.techspot.com/vb/all/windows/t-9027-pc-smells-like-burning.html
> 
> I had seen another one earlier but am unable to find it right now. 
> I'll post its link should I come across it again.  It had the user
> unsoldering the ATX connector from the motherboard and soldering in
> "metal posts" (wiring the didn't bend - at least easily).  The user
> also replaced the ATX connector on the power supply.  Before
> connecting the two together, the user applied Artic Silver.  The user
> reported, after doing this, the 5v was more in spec.  Under load, it
> only dropped to 4.9v, and at idle it was at 4.95v or 4.96v.  I found
> the link which is:
> http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-2519.html
> But you'll have to use the "cached"
>
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:HMtBmv5YTqoJ:www.xtremesystems.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-2519.html+%22atx+connector%22&hl=en&client=mozilla>
> link since the above appears to be removed.  Of interest, are these links:
> http://www2.arnes.si/~mlivak/burned%20atx1.jpg
> http://www2.arnes.si/~mlivak/burned%20atx2.jpg
> And of greatest interest:
> http://www2.arnes.si/~mlivak/new%20atx.jpg
> 
> An article describing the problem in detail:
> http://www.overclockers.com/tips845/
> and
> http://www.overclockers.com/tips1139/
> 
> OK, I may be been just a little hard on Asus, BUT they are just as
> much a part of the problem as the power supply makers since the
> connectors involve both sides.
> Hope this has been helpful to others as it has been to me.
> Daniel Lee Kruse


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