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<blockquote data-quote="CapriAnupam" data-source="post: 2249291" data-attributes="member: 43994"><p>This was a good advice. I called the electrician yesterday and he checked and told there is no grounding issue and the power level is also fine. Although he just checked that with a bulb, and not by a multi-meter. I might check myself the voltage with a multi-meter later on. But seems like more power isn't the issue here. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I too do not like power strips myself, and did not intend to use this one for such a long time, but what to do, I had no other choice during lockdown. I need to get my UPS repaired as soon as possible.</p><p></p><p>Also, I am thinking of buying an extension board... the modular plastic kind that are being used nowadays where you can add as many switches and plugs as you want. Will go for a good quality one. I will need it because apart from my main desktop PC, I also test or run PCs from others... family or friends or spare PCs that I have. The extension board will be very handy there.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The sockets seem to be okay. There has not been more sparking since I replaced the power chord. So, let's see.</p><p></p><p>Although the network interface continues to disconnect randomly. It might be that the cable somehow got damaged. I will have to buy a new one.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This seems too technical for me. Will leave it for now.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I did clean the PC a bit yesterday. Although I did not use a blower, but I took out the power supply and wiped it with a cloth. I see some amount of dust on its fan, but I don't think I do anything about it. I used the PSU to test an old motherboard which is not booting up. Must say, even after all these years the PSU wasn't making any noise at all.</p><p></p><p>There was a lot of dust accumulated inside the cabinet and I cleaned most of it. Seems good for now. Will do cleaning with a blower later when I feel a bit better.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I had the battery changed once already a few years back, so don't think the battery might be an issue, but can't say for sure. I do not have anything to load test the UPS myself. Will have to take it for repair.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Motherboard does seem to have dying components, but not sure if that is because of motherboard itself or power surge from PSU or the electrical outlets. Sometimes we do get voltage fluctuations here, so maybe that might have caused it. But yes, it is very strange that all USB ports at the back are all dead.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes, I think it might be time to go for a new build soon, if the network interface too goes dead. Something definitely wrong with motherboard then.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I am running Windows 10 32-bit. There are no drivers available for that for my motherboard. There are drivers available for Windows 10 64-bit, but I do not plan to update it to 64-bit for now. I only have 4 GB DDR3 RAM, and I don't think it will be enough to handle the 64-bit OS. My system already runs a bit slow nowadays.</p><p></p><p>Interesting though, maybe if I update to 64-bit, those USB 3.0 ports might start working?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CapriAnupam, post: 2249291, member: 43994"] This was a good advice. I called the electrician yesterday and he checked and told there is no grounding issue and the power level is also fine. Although he just checked that with a bulb, and not by a multi-meter. I might check myself the voltage with a multi-meter later on. But seems like more power isn't the issue here. I too do not like power strips myself, and did not intend to use this one for such a long time, but what to do, I had no other choice during lockdown. I need to get my UPS repaired as soon as possible. Also, I am thinking of buying an extension board... the modular plastic kind that are being used nowadays where you can add as many switches and plugs as you want. Will go for a good quality one. I will need it because apart from my main desktop PC, I also test or run PCs from others... family or friends or spare PCs that I have. The extension board will be very handy there. The sockets seem to be okay. There has not been more sparking since I replaced the power chord. So, let's see. Although the network interface continues to disconnect randomly. It might be that the cable somehow got damaged. I will have to buy a new one. This seems too technical for me. Will leave it for now. I did clean the PC a bit yesterday. Although I did not use a blower, but I took out the power supply and wiped it with a cloth. I see some amount of dust on its fan, but I don't think I do anything about it. I used the PSU to test an old motherboard which is not booting up. Must say, even after all these years the PSU wasn't making any noise at all. There was a lot of dust accumulated inside the cabinet and I cleaned most of it. Seems good for now. Will do cleaning with a blower later when I feel a bit better. I had the battery changed once already a few years back, so don't think the battery might be an issue, but can't say for sure. I do not have anything to load test the UPS myself. Will have to take it for repair. Motherboard does seem to have dying components, but not sure if that is because of motherboard itself or power surge from PSU or the electrical outlets. Sometimes we do get voltage fluctuations here, so maybe that might have caused it. But yes, it is very strange that all USB ports at the back are all dead. Yes, I think it might be time to go for a new build soon, if the network interface too goes dead. Something definitely wrong with motherboard then. I am running Windows 10 32-bit. There are no drivers available for that for my motherboard. There are drivers available for Windows 10 64-bit, but I do not plan to update it to 64-bit for now. I only have 4 GB DDR3 RAM, and I don't think it will be enough to handle the 64-bit OS. My system already runs a bit slow nowadays. Interesting though, maybe if I update to 64-bit, those USB 3.0 ports might start working? [/QUOTE]
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