Is Your Linksys SD2008 Switch Overheating or Losing Connectivity?

**MIG-31** · Sep 4, 2008, 05:29 PM

I usually don't talk about routers and switches here on Legit Reviews, but I'm going to make an exception this time around. I purchased a Linksys SD2008 Gigabit switch from Best Buy late last year that was actually used to link together my personal computers to the Home Theater Personal Computer (HTPC) and the beloved Network-Attached Storage (NAS) box. Just a few weeks ago my LAN connection would just drop and I'd have to physically power down the Linksys SD2008 switch in order to get the LAN back up and running. While doing this over the next few weeks I noticed just how hot the Linksys SD2008 8-port Gigabit switch got (even in my cool basement). It got so hot that the rubber feet on the bottom of the router would actually slide off! With the connection dropping daily and super hot case issue I headed to the internet to see what others were saying about this drive after I bought it.
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calidan · Sep 4, 2008, 05:39 PM

I have a v3 and a v2. Never had any problems with either of them. The v2 is in the basement and all ports are used. It does feel warmer then the v3.

Sep 4, 2008, 05:29 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,783 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Is Your Linksys SD2008 Switch Overheating or Losing Connectivity? I usually don't talk about routers and switches here on Legit Reviews, but I'm going to make an exception this time around. I purchased a Linksys SD2008 Gigabit switch from Best Buy late last year that was actually used to link together my personal computers to the Home Theater Personal Computer (HTPC) and the beloved Network-Attached Storage (NAS) box. Just a few weeks ago my LAN connection would just drop and I'd have to physically power down the Linksys SD2008 switch in order to get the LAN back up and running. While doing this over the next few weeks I noticed just how hot the Linksys SD2008 8-port Gigabit switch got (even in my cool basement). It got so hot that the rubber feet on the bottom of the router would actually slide off! With the connection dropping daily and super hot case issue I headed to the internet to see what others were saying about this drive after I bought it. ____________ Editorial Review: Legit-Reviews __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Sep 4, 2008, 05:39 PM	#2
calidan Frozen in Carbonite Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1,409 Rep Power: 57 System Specs	I have a v3 and a v2. Never had any problems with either of them. The v2 is in the basement and all ports are used. It does feel warmer then the v3. __________________ Steam Community :: ID :: calidan "Don't try to be like Jackie. There is only one Jackie.... Study computers instead." - Jackie Chan