Strange HD Problem

[Randers]

> Hello

I had the same problem on the HD, not the CD/DVD and it was the power contact on
the DC/DC board.
I had the Cube open and runing and could reiterate the fault, and fix the cable
with nailpolish, and it have been running OK after that.

MWh

Bengt Randers
Sweden

>
> > Hello all!
> >
> > Well, finally I think that my cube is giving up! I suspect that it is
> > the DC/DC Board.
> >
> > The problem is that most of the time, that hard drive (OEM Maxtor20 GB)
> > and the CD ROM (OEM CD/DVD) will loose power suddenly, sometimes
> > recovering it after a series of clicks from the HD, but loosing it
> > again after few mins. It is like it goes to sleep, but just the drives.
> > I have checked the power gasket (it's OK) and it has a 15' apple
> > display which is working OK. I have opened it twice and reseated the
> > board both times, to no avail.
> >
> > Anyone has had this problem before? Where could I find a new DC board?