Recent content by Scotty S-15

Thanks for that Karsten, looks like you were replying just as I was updating my findings. So yes, looks like the HDD. Hard to believe that it can create enough current draw to shut down my UPS... and still be running? As you said, those symptoms don't gel. Maybe I get a new PSU also just to...

3 y.o. ASUS tower, 400w PSU. For the last two days the computer just shuts off. wham, gone. Starts right up and is OK. Twice now, it has actually dropped out my UPS, had to reset the UPS. That's what makes me think it is a short. I unhooked the UPS last week trying to isolate this clicking...

Thank you! Ran HD tune, clicking stopped. Going forward, I'll be paying more attention to my HDD. And for sure, the clicking was from my PS. I realized that when I shut it down, and the last sound I heard was that same click, just one time, from my machine. Curious though, why the HDD...

ASUS tower, 3 +/- yr. old. This is what I'm hearing. click, one second pause, then same click. These events at least 20 minutes to an hour or two apart, seems more likely to happen once machine is running a few hours. This has been going on for a few weeks, at first happening ever few days...