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 1Jd855-00008a-Mh for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:04:35 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 8A72DE07EF; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:04:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from defout.telus.net (defout.telus.net [204.209.205.55]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 570D6E07EF for ; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:04:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from priv-edmwaa06.telusplanet.net ([216.232.197.84]) by priv-edmwes33.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20080322180433.LEFU4256.priv-edmwes33.telusplanet.net@priv-edmwaa06.telusplanet.net> for ; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:04:33 -0600 Received: from [192.168.1.68] (d216-232-197-84.bchsia.telus.net [216.232.197.84]) by priv-edmwaa06.telusplanet.net (BorderWare MXtreme Infinity Mail Firewall) with ESMTP id DB7KJQ49TS for ; Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:04:33 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <47E54A09.2010105@telus.net> Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:03:53 -0600 From: Ted Ozolins User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080312) 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 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} Power supply or motherboard dead? References: <49bf44f10803190641pd78fc30kbdf3c3a9f8753b6@mail.gmail.com> <49bf44f10803201529w404a2bffhb9c0f77eac3847be@mail.gmail.com> <642958cc0803212031p6ddfa573m395260cab4de0a8a@mail.gmail.com> <49bf44f10803221005l18751300m145f7f630f404e94@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <49bf44f10803221005l18751300m145f7f630f404e94@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: ea7c49f6-dcc5-40e9-b56c-87077b5cf526 X-Archives-Hash: 789a8f8fcb284696b562c4af07748bdc Grant wrote: >>>> > 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? >>>> As strange as this may sound, we had a server go down and we thought psu/mb. it turned out to be the cmos battery. We replaced it (about four years ago), the server has been flawless since. -- Ted Ozolins (VE7TVO) Cranbrook, B.C. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list