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by jools
Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:39 pm
Forum: Power Management problems
Topic: power down few seconds into boot
Replies: 2
Views: 6959

A bit of fiddling with the cpu and it has resolved, appears the move may have dislodged the chip from its 'happy spot'!?! anyway I am tentatively working again, although I fear impending doom a of black screen and that sound of the traction beam powering down! I have learnt something about bios boot...
by jools
Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:58 pm
Forum: Power Management problems
Topic: power down few seconds into boot
Replies: 2
Views: 6959

ok, have since worked out that this is maybe a POST problem, as when I remove all memory, I dont get the graphics card message, which again my guesstamation, says that the memory is checked in POST before the graphics card. So this means that the only items left that I assume could cause the issue i...
by jools
Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:39 pm
Forum: Power Management problems
Topic: power down few seconds into boot
Replies: 2
Views: 6959

power down few seconds into boot

Hi Have searched for answers but resorted to posting in hope. Recently moved house and fear my workstation doesnt like the new place :) Power on and the graphics card registers on screen and then the bios logo appears and powers off! The point of power off is not always the same, sometimes the bios ...