From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JcQjd-00062i-H1 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:47:33 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EBF18E09CF; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:47:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from usea-naimss1.unisys.com (usea-naimss1.unisys.com [192.61.61.103]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC0D1E09CF for ; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:47:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from usea-nagw1.na.uis.unisys.com ([129.224.72.16]) by usea-naimss1 with InterScan Message Security Suite; Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:45:12 -0500 Received: from usea-nagw1.na.uis.unisys.com ([129.224.72.51]) by usea-nagw1.na.uis.unisys.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:43:00 -0500 Received: from usea-exch5.na.uis.unisys.com ([129.224.72.48]) by usea-nagw1.na.uis.unisys.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:43:00 -0500 Received: from USEA-EXCH3.na.uis.unisys.com ([129.224.72.39]) by usea-exch5.na.uis.unisys.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:42:58 -0500 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] {OT} Power supply or motherboard dead? Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:42:24 -0500 Message-ID: <32F9A50E9B2B5A4AA062A602121DD4F008DA96D5@USEA-EXCH3.na.uis.unisys.com> In-Reply-To: <49bf44f10803190641pd78fc30kbdf3c3a9f8753b6@mail.gmail.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [gentoo-user] {OT} Power supply or motherboard dead? Thread-Index: AciJxxpDB3hmIdE6Qcah69A8ogIniQA+L5NQ References: <49bf44f10803190641pd78fc30kbdf3c3a9f8753b6@mail.gmail.com> From: "Marzan, Richard non Unisys" To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Mar 2008 19:42:58.0429 (UTC) FILETIME=[9989C2D0:01C88AC2] X-Archives-Salt: b06640a2-d3b3-4f89-9bec-c8de8a6368f0 X-Archives-Hash: 9a0a453a1f4b9bd60d5bcda784c407f9 Get a volt meter and measure the voltage. Red is 5+ volts yellow is 12+ volts; if you're getting less than that or way too much than those values then the component needs to be replaced. Try also swapping the memory modules out one by one; interchanging them and see if that makes it boot up. Some, not all, BIOS programs need some ram to boot the machine. It could also be a broken power switch. If that is the case, try to ground the pwr pin to a grnd(black) pin with a flat head screw driver on the MB. Also, try removing all PCI cards from the machine. After this, it becomes expensive and labouring; motherboard replacement or CPU (ouch!). > -----Original Message----- > From: Grant [mailto:emailgrant@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:42 AM > To: Gentoo mailing list > Subject: [gentoo-user] {OT} Power supply or motherboard dead? >=20 > A Gentoo desktop of mine won't turn on anymore. I was hoping it was > the power supply but I've installed a new one which doesn't fix the > problem. Is there a sure way to know if the motherboard needs > replacement or if I have two dead power supplies? >=20 > - Grant > -- > gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list