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On Feb 2, 7:52 am, "JimH" wrote:
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On Feb 2, 7:42 am, "JimH" wrote:
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1 - Computer caught fire.
2 - Office smoke damage.
That sucks! Some here will blame it on bad karma. ;-)
Was it the power supply catching fire?
I guess - that's what the Fire Marshall said. Kind of a thermal
runaway.
How old was it?
Three years.


Are you going to notify the manufacturer of the computer and/or power
supply? It is useful information for them and may lead to a recall.

I would also pursue a claim against them to recover damages from the
fire. This failure and resulting fire is certainly not to be expected as
the power supply was certainly well within it's expected useful life.

The first question they will ask is if you turned it off before you left
the room. If it isn't a server class system it is not "intended" to be
turned on all of the time.



Wrong. Computers are made to be kept on 24x7. Why do you think they have
"sleep modes" on computers and monitors?