From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 25 16:15:38 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E900A16A401 for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:15:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9592013C478 for ; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:15:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.14.2/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m1PGFSZi044727; Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:15:28 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20080225101436.025e44f8@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:17:16 -0600 To: "Tsu-Fan Cheng" , "D G Teed" From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: References: <47C2D22F.6070609@pixelhammer.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: DAve , FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: hardware problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:15:39 -0000 At 09:58 AM 2/25/2008, Tsu-Fan Cheng wrote: >thank you all for helping. I will reinstall my main again from >scratch. one thing i want to know is that if my m-board is short >somewhere, does this mean my board is damaged? or it's okay if i can >find out what is wrong, and so most likely i need to buy a power >supply, is that right at the moment?? thans!! > >TFC I would look for the short first. You may need to replace nothing. Be sure to check the Motherboard case connectors to the switchs and LEDs as well. -Derek >On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:22 AM, D G Teed wrote: > > Every system I've seen with his description of the problem, where > > the power supply can't even run it's own fan, is having a power supply > > problem. Power supplies are very often low quality these days and can't > > handle the stresses of typical electrical grid fluctuations. Most people > > who deal with hardware have a spare power supply around just for > > testing as this is a very common problem. Motherboards typically > > do not stop power supply fans when they can't post. > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:35 AM, DAve wrote: > > > > > > IMO, experience says the worst thing you can do to a computer is leave > > > it sit a year running, and then move it. > > > > > > I would get a grounding wrist strap, open the case, remove all > cards and > > > memory, disconnect all hard drives, clean with a soft brush (never a > > > vacuum cleaner), reseat all cards and memory, reconnect all hard > drives, > > > and then try to restart it. > > > > > > Even without a post code announcing a problem, I have fixed many > "moved" > > > PCs this way. > > > > > > DAve > > > > > > -- > > > Google finally, after 7 years, provided a logo for > > > veterans. Thank you Google. What to do with my signature now? > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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" > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > > >_______________________________________________ >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" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. > > > >__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >signature database 2900 (20080225) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >http://www.eset.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.