Re: One year old P4 fried - What do I do now?

Hi,
out of interest if you disconnect a USB device by using the Safely Remove
Hardware icon in the systems tray, will this reduce the possibility of
damage, just a though
Regards
Bob


"obienate" <no@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:tQyaf.93507$fe3.75309@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I dont know about other problems, but I believe my southbridge blowing
> up must have been a power supply issue. I sent my Asus board in
> aswell as my Thermaltake power supply, and have been running strong
> for 6 months...
>


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