What about the startup beeps, presuming of course that the BIOS supports them? Can you get into the BIOS before shut down?
Mind you first thought was a faulty PSU especially if it cuts out quicker the more times you sequentially try to re-start it. E -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael Holloway Sent: 01 November 2007 15:20 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Linux mysteriously broke my computer! On Thu, 2007-11-01 at 14:55 +0000, Alec Wright wrote: > Or so Evesham tech support say... > Here's what happened: > Whenever I switched my computer on, it would switch off within five > seconds or so. If I switch it on again, it will switch off again even > more quickly. It doesn't even get to detecting disk drives, let alone > booting an operating system. > It even does it with all of the disk drives unplugged. > I phoned Evesham tech support, and they immediately said it was a > windows driver problem. When I told him it didn't have windows on it, > but had Linux on it, he put me on hold for a few minutes. When he got > back, he told me that he couldn't fix the HARDWARE problem because it > runs Linux. He told me to reinstall windows and phone back... Well > that's gonna be fun when it cant stay on for more than five seconds... > > Just thought you guys might be interested > -- > Alec Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Check that your CPU fan is spinning, then try using the CMOS reset jumper, or take the battery out, then try removing/swapping ram, then try taking out the video board, then try phone back and act like you have never heard i of linux, but it doesn't even get to the "starting windows" screen -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
