Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-24 Thread Al
DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Al, > Thanks. Tried the "overnite zero trons." I have a customer's Dell E510 here in the shop that will run fine if i let it sit powerless for a day or so. Only lasts a couple of hours, then it will not pass POST until it sits 'dead' for a day or so. Any i

Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-24 Thread DHSinclair
Al, Thanks. Tried the "overnite zero trons." The only positive sign this AM was that the PC started post, did not find the hd, but popped into a deep bios screen for cpu speed. With the kbd still dead, I could not move around in the bios... :) The m/b has been demoted and I'm taking anoth

Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-24 Thread Al
DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Al, > New visual: the KBD leds never light up or flash during post. > System off as suggested for the night. I don't know why, but I've had a few MB with minor problems respond to being completely powered of for a day or so. YMMV :) > BTW, your email da

Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-23 Thread DHSinclair
Al, New visual: the KBD leds never light up or flash during post. System off as suggested for the night. BTW, your email date/time stamp suggests MST (-7:00). Thought you were in EST (-5:00).? Best, Duncan At 21:51 11/23/2007 -0500, you wrote: Done (but do not understand) ? CMOS batt rea

Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-23 Thread DHSinclair
Done (but do not understand) ? CMOS batt reads 3.029v. Think that is a bit on the low side(?) Best, Duncan At 20:44 11/23/2007 -0700, you wrote: DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No. Post will not respond to the DEL key. Try leaving it without power overnight. (power cord removed from

Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-23 Thread Al
DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No. Post will not respond to the DEL key. Try leaving it without power overnight. (power cord removed from power supply; battery removed) I've seen several motherboard saved this way. Sometimes takes a couple of days. Good luck and let us know... Best al

Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-23 Thread DHSinclair
No. Post will not respond to the DEL key. Can not get into BIOS, but tried.. :) Best, Duncan At 20:01 11/23/2007 -0700, you wrote: DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My XP machine has suddenly (today) decided to not boot up. > The post indications are: > a) post ends w/ "Keyboard error

Re: [H] possible m/b death

2007-11-23 Thread Al
DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My XP machine has suddenly (today) decided to not boot up. > The post indications are: > a) post ends w/ "Keyboard error or no kbd present." Can you set the BIOS to ignore KB errors? Best, al

[H] possible m/b death

2007-11-23 Thread DHSinclair
My XP machine has suddenly (today) decided to not boot up. The post indications are: a) post ends w/ "Keyboard error or no kbd present." b) hd is up to speed and running. Is this old Asus CUBX now toast? Have tried 3 different kbds via two different kvms. Have even tried different kbds direct!