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  From: Sam Silvester <silvest@capri.net.au>
  To  : Jeremy Ervine <omegasys@adam.com.au>, Linux Mailing List <omegasys@adam.com.au>
  Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 20:12:08 +1030

Re: Hardware Problem - Power supply

In case anyone is interested, I solved the problem - at some point in time
someone has dropped a screw, which managed to wedge itself between the
motherboard and the case, directly under one of the VLB slots.My best guess was
that the screw was already in the case (it hadn't been moved much for a couple
of years) and when I moved it the screw found a new place to rest.
The motherboard was baked, so I chucked in another and it is now happy as
larry....
Sam.



> Hi Sam,
>
> Your power supply in your 486 is definately not controlled by your
> motherboard, that is what occurs in the newer format Pentium II upwards
> systems based on the ATX format. AT Powersupplies are normally $20 - $30
> from most computer stores, however if you've fried your motherboard ... i
> have a stack of about 30 old 486 boards collecting dust which are of no
> value to me, so I'd be glad to donate one to you if you've run into trouble.
>
> Cheers,
> Jeremy Ervine
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sam Silvester <silvest@capri.net.au>
> To: Linux Mailing List <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
> Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 5:51 PM
> Subject: Hardware Problem - Power supply
>
> > Hi all,
> >     I have a 486 that has been functioning as a proxy server that seems
> > to have died horribly - on power-up the power supply just makes
> > repetitive clicking noises - even the cooling fans fail to start.
> > Sometimes though, it will seem to switch on (ie the fans start, and the
> > hard drives spin up) but the power indicator (which is connected to the
> > power supplies 5 volt rail) still fails to light, and nothing happens on
> > the motherboard (the network card lights stay off etc)
> >     I vaguely remember someone talking to me about how the motherboard
> > has control over the power supply via the reset line or something like
> > that. Could it be that the motherboard is stuffed?
> > Thankyou,
> > Sam Silvester.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Programming is an art form that fights back
> >
> > Sam Silvester
> > silvest@capri.net.au
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Programming is an art form that fights back

Sam Silvester
silvest@capri.net.au
ICQ # 4855152

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