I'm glad that it's not just me.
I like the form factor and the price, but they are way to fiddly to assemble
and ubreliable to be worth it.
Such a shame.
Newman's comments are interesting but I don't have a 'scope handy and I
can't see anywhere selling Shuttle internal power supllies so I can't go
down that road.
I shall wait for a new SN45 and put it on EBay (with a note of my
experiences). Will probably fettch 10 pounds
)
Thanks
Chris
<joe.choate DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote in message
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> My Rev 2 did same thing. Booted up one morning then nothing. Getting it
> RMA'd from Australia is hopeless - i've sent it away in Sep '05 and I'm
> still waiting.
>
> I've tested with external power supply before shipping it out. Swapped
> cpu & ram & video. Dead as.
>
>
> NewMan wrote:
>
>> If you are on your third mobo, then I would have a close look at your
>> power supply. If you have a power supply that has improper voltages,
>> cannot handle the load placed on it, or is sending spikes into your
>> motherboard, then it could be killing them.
>>
>> Find a tech and put the P/S on a scope to check for ripple and spikes.
>> Measure all the voltages under load and make sure they are correct.
>>
>> Sometimes problems do not show up until the circuits are under load.
>>
>> A defective or intermittent P/S could also fail to generate a "poer
>> good" signal. If the mobo deos not detect the power good signal, then
>> it wont turn on in an attempt to protect the mobo.
>>
>> These days a P/S, even an excellent one, is pretty inexpensive.
>>
>> hth, and let us know!
>>
>> On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 20:50:52 -0000, "Chris" <Chris DeleteThis @freeserve.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >I am now on my third SN45.
>> >They seem to last for a month or so and then die. No power or attempt
>> >to
>> >boot
>> >
>> >Have I been unlucky or is this just a poor machine?
>> >
>> >Chris
>> >
> >> Stay informed about: SHUTTLE SN45G V3.0. Unreliable 
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