Yes. I have even seen system booting half-way and then freezing or switching off due to faulty power supply. Power supply produces 5V, 12V and 3.3V. CD-ROMs only use 5V and 12V. If, for example 3.3V supply has failed, system will not boot up. Rudolf -----Original Message----- From: hanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:hanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 6:14 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: RE: help hardware question On Mon, 24 May 2004, Rudolf Ladyzhenskii wrote: > If you are lucky, then new power supply will fix the problem. > > If not, then main board is fried, possibly with some other components. Try power supply first. > > Rudolf > Could the power supply be the problem even though the fan on the power supply is giving good air movement? It sure would be an easy solution. Thanks Linda -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list