Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:23:34 +0000 From: Chris Whitehouse <cwhiteh@onetel.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: OT: dead box Message-ID: <4BA601B6.1050807@onetel.com> In-Reply-To: <20100321101137.GA8202@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <20100321101137.GA8202@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk>
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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. Chris
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