[Lowfer] Deep Sleep PC

[Zack Widup]

Hi Peter,

My guess: A dead motherboard. :-(

73, Zack W9SZ


On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Peter Barick <pbarick at niu.edu> wrote:

> Hi Fellas, I've been out of LowFERing for a while . . .
>
> Well, so I thought I'd start things up a bit but hit a pc wall; The XP box
> would not come up -- nothing.
>
> By nothing I mean no output to the monitor or sign that it has booted.
> (I'm a retired IT guy and used to install business configurations.)
>
> Did many substitutions: Monitor to laptop, works. PS puts out 12, 5, 3.3V.
> Changed pci video card, reset many plugins, including RAM.
>
> Removed the DSL and game cards
>
> CD and floppy drives react to opening. Floppy boot disk, no reaction on
> boot.
>
> Substituted the HD, nothing.
>
> The one reaction: briefly the lights on the KB flash as the HD does its
> usual initial buzz.
>
>
> Ideas ?  . . .   offers?   ~)
>
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