[wellylug] strange power-related problem
Kris van der Merwe
krisvdm at paradise.net.nz
Fri May 28 14:24:15 NZST 2004
Do you have something (printer) connected to the parallel port, try
disconnecting during bootup.
>On Wed, 2004-05-26 at 20:18, Damon Lynch wrote:
>
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Anyone know what the cause of this hardware problem could be? A new
>>Shuttle mini-PC will not boot up sometimes when power has not been
>>switched off at the wall socket. Sometimes, it just won't post -- there
>>are no beeps, and the main fan does not slow down like it normally
>>does. There does not appear to be a pattern as to when it will or will
>>not post. However when the machine has had it's power totally cut, by
>>turning off the power switch at the wall or removing the power cord,
>>when the power is restored it appears to boot normally as one would
>>expect. Any ideas as to the cause of this problem? I've not seen it
>>before myself.
>>
>>Of course, it did not exhibit this problem when being tested in the shop
>>it came from!
>>
>>Damon
>>
>>
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Kris van der Merwe
445 Horokiwi road, Horokiwi,
Wellington 6008, New Zealand
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