Re: [gentoo-amd64] Wake On LAN Issue

[Richard <skitfish@gmail.com>]

Thank you for your help. I had a feeling it might be the capacitors :)

Richard

On Thu, 2008-09-04 at 06:59 -0700, Bob Sanders wrote:
> Richard, mused, then expounded:
> > 
> > However, if I wait a few hours before sending the magic packet, the
> > machine does not power back up and the machine can only be powered back
> > up by pressing the power button on the machine itself. After testing
> > this over and over, I know as a matter of fact that the only thing that
> > causes the magic packet to fail to power the machine back up is time; if
> > I leave it too long between powering the machine off and sending the
> > magic packet.
> > 
> > Has anyone else here experienced this?
> >
> 
> Can't say that I have.  But what you describe is a failing Standby
> voltage circuit.  It could be the power supply or it could be the
> motherboard.
> 
> If either has significant age on them, then most likely to electrolytic
> capacitors associated with the circuit have gone bad.  Or it could
> simply be bad design and no real testing of the function during
> production.
> 
> Bob
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