FreeBSD 6.1-STABLE: Unexplained power off

[Apatewna]

Another good indication for a hosed motherboard (probably caused by 
bad power supply)
is to check the large cylindrical capacitors between the processor and 
the PS/2 ports. There are at most 10 of them.
If the capacitors have a flat top head they are ok. If their top head 
is curved upwards and it looks as if something leaked from within, 
then your motherboard is not stabilizing the voltage at the levels it 
should and all components get incorrect voltage. Time to change a mobo.

Always remember that the most unusual/impossible problems come from 
hardware related issues, this is a proven fact.

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RTFM and STFW before anything bad happens
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Thanasis Rizoulis
Electronic Computing Systems Engineer
Larissa, Greece
Linux User #358384