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> Hi folks, > > This is a little bit off topic, but I'm wondering if someone might be > able to help. > > I've recently installed Gentoo 2005.1 AMD64 on my Athlon 64, this wasn't > a problem, I slowly got it working from a Stage 1 install. > > The problem now, is my PC will not turn on! > > I think its hardware rather than software related, so I'm not blaming > Gentoo. > > I think it happened over night, I left the machine downloading and > compiling some packages. This morning I got up and found the PC was in > standby mode. I didn't think much of it, I just assumed the power > settings needed a bit of a tweak. > > When I got home from work this evening, I tried turning the PC on... > Nothing. > > Okay, I thought... maybe it just needs disconnecting from the mains and > reconnecting.... nope, didn't work. > Next I tried swapping power cables out (thought it might be a blown > fuse)... nothing. > > Now my PC has a Q-Tec 350W power supply. I've read mixed reviews about > it in the past, my last Q-Tec PSU lasted about a year before the fans > went on it. I swapped the power supply with the one out of my > girlfriend's PC - her power supply is a generic 350W P4 compatible PSU > with the extra 4-pin ATX style connector. > > This still didn't work. Now I'm a bit stuck for ideas. > > I'm guessing it might be the CPU or motherboard? When I tried the > second PSU, the fan span round about halfway before stopping, I didn't > get any activity on the hard disk etc. > > The problem lies with what spare bits I have. I have some other DDR > memory which I can try (and I can test my existing memory in my > girlfriend's PC). I'm planning on trying that when the kids are in > bed. Apart from that, I have no means of testing the CPU (Socket 754 > Athlon 64 3000+), or the motherboard (MSI Socket 754 board with an early > VIA K8T800 chipset I think). > > I was wondering if there is anyone in the Torquay or Paignton area who > might be able to just give the CPU & motherboard a quick test for me? > > I'm reluctant to go out and buy a brand new A64 3000+ and motherboard > (although it is tempting to upgrade to Socket 939 :-D), it's a bit > expensive for me to go and do that at the moment.... I have my > girlfriend moaning at me for a new fridge and cooker, as far as she's > concerned, my PC is wayyyyy down on the priority list. > > If anyone can help, I'd be most grateful, and they're a couple of beers > in it for anyone who can offer a hand :-D > Tried a bios reset ? worked once or twice for me... -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe. FAQ: www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html