I've always used a surge protector for gear like this, even with my home cinema kit. Peace of mind for a few bob that's a fraction of the cost of the gear being protected. It's a no brainer.
@ubuysa thanks for the info, much appreciated. Would you know why the fault occurs in the first place and is there a way to avoid It? Prevention is better than cure and all that.
Well chaps, I did a bit of Googling last night and I have now solved the problem.
Disconnected all the leads, power, USBs, display ports, etc. Pressed and held in the on/off button for 15 seconds, connected the power lead, switched on at the back and pressed the on/off button and hey presto...
Just tried to fire up my desktop and it’s dead as a dodo.
First thing I tried was to swap out the power lead, in case it was just a fuse, but still no joy.
Is there a standard fault finding process that I can try in such cases, before invoking the dreaded RMA?
Thanks in advance for any advice...
Which? has just thrown their hat in to the ring with a report on AV software packages.
Bitdefender, F-Secure and ESET are their best buys. Windows 10 Security (Defender) comes well down their list with
Pros: We found that Microsoft Windows 8 and 10 have strong built-in security and antivirus...
@ubuysa They have said that the replacement drive has been tightened down thoroughly.
I'm just wondering if its worth the extra couple of hundred quid to get a 4TB SSD and make the problem go away altogether?
Update from the RMA dept
"We have found where the ticking/knocking sound is coming from. We can confirm that it is the 4TB Hard drive. We have replaced the drive as a precaution but when the system is running high intense stress tests the ticking noise is still there as the hard drive is...
My desktop goes back for a second time tomorrow, for hopefully a permanent fix, but that's another story.
The point of this thread is that in the 3 week period between getting the first RMA number and the second RMA number, the number has increased by 670!
On the face of it, that's over 220...
Gave this a whirl. Didn't see anything :(
It gets collected on Monday, so hopefully PCS will spot the fault and get it corrected without too much delay
Hi @RogWal . Just did a check. No signs of any arcing or sparking. Just the usual knocking that I can feel through the side of the case and the bottom of the case