![]() ![]() It is waiting to take the main role, but the old man is so reliable that I don't have real stress doing the upgrade. I have just upgraded to a new model with an i7. It is absolutely bulletproof and I need to reboot it once every quarter or so. This Shuttle has lived already through 3 PSU. This is a secret I don't share with everyone !! -) I am currently running a Linux Mint on a 6 year old XPC with a dual core AMD64. Overall in 25 years of computer assembling practice, I believe that Shuttle, especially the G3 types with one fan only, are by FAR the most reliable consumer PC money can buy. Original PSU seem better designed (although not quite fail-proof due to their tiny size). From my experience it is preferable to replace these caps with top quality ones, than to get a cheap compatible PSU as a direct replacement, as these compatible PSU can be very noisy (sonicaly and electrically). I repaired another 3 PSU in the past for these Shuttles without problems with low ESR Panasonic caps. They are a bit difficult to change if you have big fingers as they are quite tightly packed into this small PSU. They eventually bring the Shuttle to a stop too when you reboot once in a while. They are about 6 to 8 of them if I remember correctly. Also check the secondary group of electrolitic caps in the PSU. Yes I confirm this point, I've revived at least two shuttles by replacing these two electrolitic caps that prevent the PC from booting when they go out of spec. ![]()
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