I second that most modern motherboards will not do anything without good(working) ram
Maurice -----Original Message----- From: Ben Devine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2007 2:50 p.m. To: linux-users@it.canterbury.ac.nz Subject: Re: OT: Hardware help (Athlon socket 939) On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:48:53 +1300, Andrew Errington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:46, you wrote: >> Try briefly shorting the two pins on the motherboard that are >> connected to the power switch... a screwdriver works well. > > Ah, do you suspect the power switch itself? > > A Also Try the ram. Thanks, Ben Devine