[SATLUG] HW Question - No Power

[J. Patrick Lanigan]

On Sunday 01 September 2002 10:22 am, Sean said unto the masses:
> Another thing that can cause this, on some motherboards, is an IDE cable
> being installed backwards.  Try removing EVERYTHING from the slots and
> disconnect all the drives.  See if the computer will 'start' (fan spins,
> possibly gives you the POST beeps).  If it does, then add components back
> in until you find the culprit.
>
> Just a thought.
>
> Sean

That was one of the first  things I checked,. Of course everything is keyed, 
so that wasn't it. It ended up being the ground connection. Anyhow, the box 
is back up, and it recognized the HD and Tape drive imediately. That probably 
would have been the easiest install I ever did if it weren't for the case 
swap problem.
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 J. Patrick Lanigan
 Debian Linux (Sid) - 2.4.18-0513 on vagabond
 11:35:26 up 1 day, 36 min,  1 user,  load average: 0.56, 0.12, 0.04