From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Mar 22 00:00:06 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B367106566B for ; Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from Olivier.Nicole@cs.ait.ac.th) Received: from mail.cs.ait.ac.th (mail.cs.ait.ac.th [192.41.170.16]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B93F48FC13 for ; Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.cs.ait.ac.th (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E8273A3888; Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:00:04 +0700 (ICT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=cs.ait.ac.th; h= references:subject:subject:in-reply-to:from:from:message-id:date :date:received:received:received; s=selector1; t=1269216004; x= 1271030404; bh=ZKE0d8KADZ/WbUlCT/qAE7EbFY8kwGQzK7QmeAF17Nw=; b=k QKxoh7RbVwxGJy0uVaLPdvTOWJjeO5EEbGHTxcvBGMaBWQd/IZofcpPIAXl9xh+Q 3zdlgVQUHeNsXUE9hwTHig6+RWUM5AMBcqYUFEf1iqwydhydQtgCXz8JI4e7dFC8 q6vmerbk+rAa670ZdavBozIXqso6qwnXaPPzxNTtVk= X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at cs.ait.ac.th Received: from mail.cs.ait.ac.th ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.cs.ait.ac.th [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id DmM48J2S7D6U; Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:00:04 +0700 (ICT) Received: from banyan.cs.ait.ac.th (banyan.cs.ait.ac.th [192.41.170.5]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.cs.ait.ac.th (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 08DCF3A3839; Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:00:04 +0700 (ICT) Received: (from on@localhost) by banyan.cs.ait.ac.th (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o2M003cg016869; Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:00:03 +0700 (ICT) (envelope-from on) Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:00:03 +0700 (ICT) Message-Id: <201003220000.o2M003cg016869@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> From: Olivier Nicole To: frank@shute.org.uk In-reply-to: <20100321101137.GA8202@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> (message from Frank Shute on Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:11:37 +0000) References: <20100321101137.GA8202@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: dead box X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:06 -0000 > Anybody got any ideas what the problem may be? I'm thinking possibly > the power on switch but that seems a long shot and there seems no easy > way to replace it. In the process of dis-assembling the machine and re-assembling is, you may want to use a rubber to clean the contacts on the RAM and various boards. I use one of those white rubbers for pencil, remeber to remove the dust before you put the card in the machine. While assembling the CPU do not forget the thermo paste between the CPU and the heat skin, do not over use it, a thin layer is enough. You can check the CPU by shorting the light green and light blue wires from the main connector (that would be 2nd and 4th from one end; but colour are always light green 2nd and light blue 4th so far I have seen), see if the fan on the power unit turn on. Be carefull, while this is only 2 or 3 volts, your are delaing with a unit connected to the main power. paper clip is a good way to do the test. Good luck, Olivier