Re: OT: dead box

2010-04-07 Thread Frank Shute
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 10:11:37AM +, Frank Shute wrote: Sorry if this is a bit off-topic. I came in the other day to find my workstation powered off. Hitting the power on button had no effect as did using another known working outlet. I checked all the cables and they seem attached.

Also have a dead box [ WAS: Re: OT: dead box ]

2010-03-23 Thread Corey John Bukolt
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:23:34 + (06:23 CDT) Chris Whitehouse wrote: When you press the power button does the cpu fan or the power supply fan spin for a moment then stop? That's a sign that something on or plugged in to the motherboard has blown. Unplug things and test again. Chris Just

Re: Also have a dead box [ WAS: Re: OT: dead box ]

2010-03-23 Thread Olivier Nicole
Reading this thread, someone else mentioned beep codes and that if there were none, it's most likely a fried motherboard. Can anyone else confirm this? Hummm, I think that is the CPU is missing/dead, you would get no beep. Olivier ___

Re: Also have a dead box [ WAS: Re: OT: dead box ]

2010-03-23 Thread Michael Powell
Corey John Bukolt wrote: On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:23:34 + (06:23 CDT) Chris Whitehouse wrote: When you press the power button does the cpu fan or the power supply fan spin for a moment then stop? That's a sign that something on or plugged in to the motherboard has blown. Unplug things and

Re: Also have a dead box [ WAS: Re: OT: dead box ]

2010-03-23 Thread Corey John Bukolt
On Tue, 2010-03-23 at 14:36 +0700, Olivier Nicole wrote: Reading this thread, someone else mentioned beep codes and that if there were none, it's most likely a fried motherboard. Can anyone else confirm this? Hummm, I think that is the CPU is missing/dead, you would get no beep.

Re: Also have a dead box [ WAS: Re: OT: dead box ]

2010-03-23 Thread Frank Shute
On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 02:05:49AM -0500, Corey John Bukolt wrote: On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:23:34 + (06:23 CDT) Chris Whitehouse wrote: When you press the power button does the cpu fan or the power supply fan spin for a moment then stop? That's a sign that something on or plugged in to

Re: Also have a dead box [ WAS: Re: OT: dead box ]

2010-03-23 Thread Tim Judd
On 3/23/10, Corey John Bukolt ruinermailchuc...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:23:34 + (06:23 CDT) Chris Whitehouse wrote: When you press the power button does the cpu fan or the power supply fan spin for a moment then stop? That's a sign that something on or plugged in to the

Re: Also have a dead box [ WAS: Re: OT: dead box ]

2010-03-23 Thread Al Plant
Tim Judd wrote: On 3/23/10, Corey John Bukolt ruinermailchuc...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:23:34 + (06:23 CDT) Chris Whitehouse wrote: When you press the power button does the cpu fan or the power supply fan spin for a moment then stop? That's a sign that something on or

Re: Also have a dead box [ WAS: Re: OT: dead box ]

2010-03-23 Thread Corey John Bukolt
On Tue, 2010-03-23 at 10:38 +, Frank Shute wrote: On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 02:05:49AM -0500, Corey John Bukolt wrote: On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:23:34 + (06:23 CDT) Chris Whitehouse wrote: When you press the power button does the cpu fan or the power supply fan spin for a moment

Re: Also have a dead box [ WAS: Re: OT: dead box ]

2010-03-23 Thread Corey John Bukolt
On Tue, 2010-03-23 at 06:57 -0600, Tim Judd wrote: On 3/23/10, Corey John Bukolt ruinermailchuc...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:23:34 + (06:23 CDT) Chris Whitehouse wrote: When you press the power button does the cpu fan or the power supply fan spin for a moment then stop?

Re : OT: dead box

2010-03-22 Thread Alexandre L.
...@shute.org.uk a écrit : De: Frank Shute fr...@shute.org.uk Objet: OT: dead box À: FreeBSD Questions freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Dimanche 21 mars 2010, 10h11 Sorry if this is a bit off-topic. I came in the other day to find my workstation powered off. Hitting the power on button

OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Frank Shute
Sorry if this is a bit off-topic. I came in the other day to find my workstation powered off. Hitting the power on button had no effect as did using another known working outlet. I checked all the cables and they seem attached. I thought my power supply must have died so I got another, screwed

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Ross Cameron
The easiest way to check if its the power switch is detach the PWR switch connector from the mobo and briefly short the two pins. If the machine turns on its ure switch, however that is probably unlikely - Ive never seen it before at least. Check ure mobo for popped caps,... remove ure ram

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Chris Whitehouse
Frank Shute wrote: Sorry if this is a bit off-topic. I came in the other day to find my workstation powered off. Hitting the power on button had no effect as did using another known working outlet. I checked all the cables and they seem attached. I thought my power supply must have died so I

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Frank Shute
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 11:23:34AM +, Chris Whitehouse wrote: Frank Shute wrote: Sorry if this is a bit off-topic. I came in the other day to find my workstation powered off. Hitting the power on button had no effect as did using another known working outlet. I checked all the cables

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Alejandro Imass
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Frank Shute fr...@shute.org.uk wrote: Sorry if this is a bit off-topic. I came in the other day to find my workstation powered off. Hitting the power on button had no effect as did using another known working outlet. I checked all the cables and they seem

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Frank Shute fr...@shute.org.uk writes: When I hit the power button I get nothing. None of the fans spin up and there's no sign of life. Well, that's not a *good* sign... ;-) I'm beginning to think that I might be in for a new motherboard anyway :( I think you can safely conclude it isn't an

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Mike Jeays
On March 21, 2010 08:24:15 am Frank Shute wrote: On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 11:23:34AM +, Chris Whitehouse wrote: Frank Shute wrote: Sorry if this is a bit off-topic. I came in the other day to find my workstation powered off. Hitting the power on button had no effect as did using

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Frank Shute
On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 09:08:44AM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Frank Shute fr...@shute.org.uk writes: When I hit the power button I get nothing. None of the fans spin up and there's no sign of life. Well, that's not a *good* sign... ;-) I'm beginning to think that I might be in for

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Charlie Kester
On Sun 21 Mar 2010 at 11:26:55 PDT Frank Shute wrote: On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 09:08:44AM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote: Murphy never said anything about *when* things go wrong... But the swine said they *would* go wrong...;) Hey, don't shoot the messenger! On second thought, perhaps that

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Al Plant
Alejandro Imass wrote: On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Frank Shute fr...@shute.org.uk wrote: Sorry if this is a bit off-topic. I came in the other day to find my workstation powered off. Hitting the power on button had no effect as did using another known working outlet. I checked all the

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Olivier Nicole
Anybody got any ideas what the problem may be? I'm thinking possibly the power on switch but that seems a long shot and there seems no easy way to replace it. Check if teh power on button is not stucked in the pushed position, it happens on old cases that the plastic get old and dusty and the

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Olivier Nicole
Anybody got any ideas what the problem may be? I'm thinking possibly the power on switch but that seems a long shot and there seems no easy way to replace it. In the process of dis-assembling the machine and re-assembling is, you may want to use a rubber to clean the contacts on the RAM and

Re: OT: dead box

2010-03-21 Thread Jorge Biquez
No sounds (beeps) no cpu fan no lights? At 06:00 p.m. 21/03/2010, you wrote: Anybody got any ideas what the problem may be? I'm thinking possibly the power on switch but that seems a long shot and there seems no easy way to replace it. In the process of dis-assembling the machine and