Re: Issues with PC Power supply - HELP?

[Rob Iles <rob.iles@xxxxxxxxx>]

*question* and I don't mean it to sound impertinent - have you
considered:

a) The PSU - can you substitute it with a known good one?
b) You moved it - - any chance of disk-head (crikey - that took several
attempts on new phone - - over-sensitive "sware list") (actually,
if anyone
has a "proper" sware list - tpically used for banninf / flagging
- I'd love
to get a copy - - to allow me to type how I ****ing want! :-)  (Offflist
for
this one!!) contact?

c) Did you open her up? fiddle with fans/ temp sensors etc - - that'll
easilly do it!

d) Can you get into the Bios, and stay there for a while - - proves the
electronice are "OK"....

It's likely to be easily rectifiable, unless you neglected the
"dropped it
down the stairs and put it through the washing machine" bit!!


Are (were) there any visible jumpers / pins externally? are they still
there?

Did moving it nudge the magic button from 120 to 240V supply?


I'm sure you'll get a lot of usefull suggestions - - it's been too many
years since I've been "hands on server" :-( .....but I hope the
above does
something (positive)!

Cheers,

Rob


On 24 June 2010 20:21, Ben McCormack <yahoogroup@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>
>
> All
>
> I have a 2U rackmount case that houses 4 SATA Drives and 2 SATA to
Firewire
> Bridge Boards. the whole thing is powered off a standard PC power
supply in
> the case.
>
> Now I moved the case recently and it would not turn back on. The power
> supply fires up and the lights come on but then it shuts down after
about 4
> seconds.
>
> Now by unplugging things from the system (ie one of the FW Bridge
Boards or
> one of the drives) I can get the thing to startup and stay running but
this
> is almost random. Sometimes particular combinations work and then they
> don't.
>
> I think I have been through it methodically but cannot see or find the
root
> cause.
>
> Anyone experienced anything similar?
>
> Cheers
> Ben
>
>



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