[Lowfer] [EXTERNAL]Re: Deep Sleep PC

[Howell, Laurence J]

Try holding down control And alt while holding down power button. Or alt and pause/break and hold power button -.See if t starts then

Laurence 



> On Feb 19, 2014, at 7:03 AM, "Zack Widup" <w9sz.zack at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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