Tonights Panic

[cosmocat]

I have now nicknamed my GBPVR server as "the single point of failure".

I had a spare hour or so after work so I thought I would do a bit of "server maintainance", the usual stuff, virus scans and windows updates, checking logs etc. I also wanted to remove an unused HVR1300 tuner to install in another machine (for some investigation for this thread http://forums.nextpvr.com/showthread.php...post231916 ).

6:15pm Do windows update, OK... says I need to restart to complete the updates. OK . I turn off the computer, open the case ( blow off the dust!) pull out the spare tuner. Switch computer back on ...

6:30pm Fans whir fot 2 seconds then it shuts down.
What !!? Cycle the power, press the on button...

Nothing,Nada...Dead. No fans no lights. Dead.

AAaaaGGhhh !!! :eek:

This pc is my home server. GBPVR server, Webserver, Mailserver, Internet firewall and gateway.
And its 6:30pm and its dead, and my wifes favourite soap starts in 30 minutes!!

It must be Power supply failed , or motherboard damaged, maybe PSU has damaged motherboard.

I try reseting the CMOS and reseating all the plugs but no good.

I have some spare power supplies but they are all old 200-250Watters not big enough to replace the suspect 400W unit. Then I remember Maplin have a big shop about 10mins drive away and they are open till 8:00pm.

6:35pm Jump in the car and 20mins later I'm back home with a new 480W PSU.

7:00pm Soap about to start. Frantic swapping out of PSU - damn those plugs are fiddly when your in a hurry.

7:03pm I hit the power button. Still dead. WHAT !!?? then suddenly new PSU kicks into life and ...

YEAHHH!!! Fans whir disks spin up, server beeps and boots up.

7:04pm I see the server processes start up, but the GBPVR tray Icon is staying white, it should be green and recording by now. Then I see the clock is out by about 30mins. Resetting the CMOS must have stopped it. I correct the time, the GBPVR Icon turns Green and "Emmerdale" is being recorded.

Pheww. Panic over...

[User]

Glad you are up and running. Next time you have a chance you may want to check the battery on the motherboard to see if it is discharged.

[Torque]

AAaaaGGhhh !!! :eek:

This pc is my home server. GBPVR server, Webserver, Mailserver, Internet firewall and gateway.

You have a lot of eggs in that basket. :eek:

And its 6:30pm and its dead, and my wifes favourite soap starts in 30 minutes!!

Dead man walking.

[pcostanza]

Now a real man would have made his wife go out and by the power supply!
My wife would have come home with a car battery.:eek:

[pastro]

Now a real man would have made his wife go out and by the power supply!
My wife would have come home with a car battery.:eek:

My wife would have got a frying pan to hit me on the head.

[mvallevand]

My wife would have got a frying pan to hit me on the head.

Assault and battery!

Martin

[ACTCMS]

My wife would have just waited for the omnibus edition at the weekend.

Having said that, I always assume that a 'bit of server maintainance' is likely to end up in a complete rebuild anyway :p (most of my stuff is recycled client's machines - sbs2000 server machine is a ten year old 266 MHz PII)

[bgowland]

I had a spare hour or so after work so I thought....

NO NO NO NO NO!

NO NO and a thousand times NO!

Don't EVER think that it won't take long to just rework your GB-PVR box if there's anything important due to record in the next couple of hours.

Particularly if it requires a power down and fiddling with the hardware internals.

Especially if you have multiple tuner cards and there are several programmes set to record. :eek:

Nope, no sirreee. Been there- not going to play that game again.

Cheers,
Brian

[SuMo]

I had a spare hour or so after work so I thought I would do a bit of "server maintainance"

There you go, syntax error on line 2......

Bgowland said it all so I won't rub it in again...... or should I ?
Nah...... think you had enough...
Did your heartbeat rais and got all sweaty ? I know I would. Glad you got it sorted out though !