Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:42:20 -0600 From: Jorge Biquez <jbiquez@icsmx.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: dead box Message-ID: <3352066986-2078122599@intranet.com.mx> In-Reply-To: <201003220000.o2M003cg016869@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> References: <20100321101137.GA8202@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> <201003220000.o2M003cg016869@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th>
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No sounds (beeps) no cpu fan no lights? At 06:00 p.m. 21/03/2010, you wrote: > > 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. > >In the process of dis-assembling the machine and re-assembling is, you >may want to use a rubber to clean the contacts on the RAM and various >boards. I use one of those white rubbers for pencil, remeber to remove >the dust before you put the card in the machine. > >While assembling the CPU do not forget the thermo paste between the >CPU and the heat skin, do not over use it, a thin layer is enough. > >You can check the CPU by shorting the light green and light blue wires >from the main connector (that would be 2nd and 4th from one end; but >colour are always light green 2nd and light blue 4th so far I have >seen), see if the fan on the power unit turn on. Be carefull, while >this is only 2 or 3 volts, your are delaing with a unit connected to >the main power. paper clip is a good way to do the test. > >Good luck, > >Olivier >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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