Not usually… I mean please do read up/watch some youtube videos on electronic repair safety, but for the most part the power supply of a ps1 lives in the unpleasant shock realm of zapping power.

Talk like this scares people away from doing their own repairs.

Looking at cost of ownership. Spending maybe $100-200 every 20 years is really good. Repair is an option

I’m no expert either but a first step would be to take the case off and listen for which part the whine is coming from. That may clue you in.

You can also touch parts and see if any are extra warm/hot soon after start up.

That can help direct your trouble shooting.

Don’t buy parts until you have a clue as to what might be happening. It’ll save you money.

Yes. It sounds like they removed anti cheat from linux for a spell and watched an uptick in cheater switching platforms. So they weren’t willing to support the anticheat, removed it from the game and watched cheaters flock to the platform. I don’t think they are saying linux users are cheaters, just that cheater will use linux if vulnerable.