System runs fine... go away for a week turn system on and monitor dies (literally) replace monitor start system and hard disk fails, replace hard disk. System runs fine doing everything except AH, I think that the processor and or video cards (latest drivers yes it is SLI but have another system identical no issues) are having issues due to the following. I am thinking the home wiring was hit by some sort of spike be it from the Power Utility or a lightning strike close to the home. The customer had the system on a power strip rather then a surge protector.
I have to admit this has me stumped... looking for some ideas or a direction.
Thanks in advance
TD
I call this the "Indian Burial Ground" syndrome. As in the house was built on an Indian Burial Ground and the spirits are causing all sorts of weird failures with the components.
9 times out of 10 a Uninterruptable Power Supply takes care of the problem - even a cheapo $65 unit from APC (my preferred brand.) If you hang out in one of these sites long enough, you start to notice the overhead lights flickering whenever the air conditioner turns on, but the homeowner never even notices. Or the stereo plays a burst of static every 5 minutes, but no one knows why. Sometimes it starts when a neighbor starts a major remodelling, complete with contractors, or the city is doing electrical work down the street.
In my experience, hard drives and optical drives are the first to go, followed by the CPU and RAM.
As for the continued failures, this guy could still be getting noisy or spikey power that is still causing failures, OR the power supply got whacked and is sending weird voltages, OR the components are now flakey due to the original spike. I say get the UPS and see (cross your fingers) if the problems go away. There's a good chance they will.
-Llama
