Hi Patrick,
pull out everything that is not needed to start the box up. you only
need a video card. check that your IDE cables are the right way. only
connect one IDE device like the HDD.
pull out network cards and anything else in there. pull out all memory
except one chip. also try changing the keyboard to another (i once had a
faulty KB that caused the HDD to report failure - go figure!)
reset the BIOS to factory defaults. if it boots then add one device back
at a time. reseating everything in there also. make sure you keep
yourself grounded eg. by leaving the power supply plugged in and off and
having one hand touching the case all the time.
Ben.
elliott-brennan wrote:
Wished I could Simon, but the machine won't even
boot past the BIOS post now...
I'm considering replacing the mobo and just having
done with it.
You know some times you don't mind spending
several days trying to work everything out and
some times you're only willing to spend a day???
This is one of those times :))
Thanks for the advice though. I'm curious about
the option of the box sending an e-mail...I've
heard about this before but not read anything
about how to do it.
Regards,
Patrick
Rev Simon Rumble wrote:
Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:59:56 +1100
Install the lm-sensors and sensord package. Then (as root) run
sensors-detect. It'll test for available temperature sensors on your
machine and set up the appropriate lines in /etc/modules.conf to load
the right modules (first time you'll need to modprobe them yourself).
Then type sensors to see all the output. For example, here's part of my
output:
adm1023-i2c-2-18
Adapter: SMBus I801 adapter at dcd0
Board Temp: +37.0°C (low = -128.0°C, high = +127.0°C)
CPU Temp: +41.0°C (low = -128.0°C, high = +105.0°C)
Fiddle around with /etc/sensors3.conf to set maximum temperatures, and
actions when the maximums are exceeded (like, get it to send you an
email?).
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