From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Mar 21 12:24:18 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 8CAC4106566C for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:24:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from atmail-8.bnguk.net (atmail-8.bnguk.net [80.74.253.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C07D8FC18 for ; Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:24:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: from 77-44-105-82.xdsl.murphx.net ([77.44.105.82] helo=melon.esperance-linux.co.uk) by atmail-8.bnguk.net with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NtKCV-0003rn-M1; Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:24:15 +0000 Received: by melon.esperance-linux.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 3DFD6FCA4B4; Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:24:15 +0000 (GMT) Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:24:15 +0000 From: Frank Shute To: Chris Whitehouse Message-ID: <20100321122415.GA8495@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Chris Whitehouse , FreeBSD Questions References: <20100321101137.GA8202@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> <4BA601B6.1050807@onetel.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4BA601B6.1050807@onetel.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Face: *}~{PHnDTzvXPe'wl_-f%!@+r5; VLhb':*DsX%wEOPg\fDrXWQJf|2\,92"DdS%63t*BHDyQ|OWo@Gfjcd72eaN!4%NE{0]p)ihQ1MyFNtWL X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE-p4 i386 X-Organisation: 'http://www.shute.org.uk/' Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: OT: dead box X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:24:18 -0000 On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 11:23:34AM +0000, Chris Whitehouse wrote: > > Frank Shute wrote: > >Sorry if this is a bit off-topic. > > > >I came in the other day to find my workstation powered off. Hitting > >the power on button had no effect as did using another known working > >outlet. I checked all the cables and they seem attached. > > > >I thought my power supply must have died so I got another, screwed it > >in and again no joy - no sign of life. > > > >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. > > > >My hardware: > > > >Antec Sonata case. > >Gigabyte board. > >Core 2 duo > > > >TIA, > > > >Regards, > > > > When you press the power button does the cpu fan or the power supply fan > spin for a moment then stop? That's a sign that something on or plugged > in to the motherboard has blown. Unplug things and test again. > When I hit the power button I get nothing. None of the fans spin up and there's no sign of life. I'm beginning to think that I might be in for a new motherboard anyway :( Why do these things strike when you least need them? Damn Murphy and his stinking law! Regards, -- Frank Contact info: http://www.shute.org.uk/misc/contact.html