--- Robert <kerplop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Mark Rosenstand wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-09-11 at 13:19 +0000, > gjgowey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > >> I have one idea that may work. Try seeing if > your bios supports a bios upgrade floppy (it would > say so in the owners manual). Now by bios upgrade > floppy I don't mean the usual type that use an os. > There are some that the bios will directly read from > without an os being used. The concept is to recover > from failed bios upgrades. The reason I suggest > this is because I think the setting that's keeping > your system off is hiding in your bios' acpi table > and I don't think a bios reset will dump it, but a > bios upgrade might. > >> > > > > My motherboard do support such BIOS upgrades > (really nice since it's OS > > independent) but you need to get to the POST > before you can ask it to > > search for the floppy. > > > > But it won't power on at all. The CPU FAN doesn't > start, the disk > > doesn't rotate, the monitor doesn't get any > signal. The only thing that > > indicates the slightest sign of life is the LED on > the motherboard and > > my keyboard if I press Num Lock. > > > > Is there something on the motherboard I can > disconnect to reset the ACPI > > table? > > > > > I would try removing all cards from the PCI slots, > disconnect the IDE > cables and any other I/O than might be connected and > try it that way. > Obviously, it won't go very far w/o a keyboard and > you won't be able to > see much w/o a video card but it SHOULD stay powered > on. An old PCI > video card might be nice to try, in the event that > power will stay on > with all I/O pulled. Also, you might try using > different memory -- or > try the original memory in another box. Also, if > you've been inside the > box already, it might be worthwhile to turn that > baby upside down and > shake and/or jar it, just in case you dropped a > screw or washer > somewhere inside. > > ** > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > I have seen it where the cpu has died can not remember if the fan was still working but it worth a check since you said it is a 3 year old PC Steven Get your Art Supplies @ www.littleartstore.com _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos