Hi,

I'm a week into a BBB revC/Debian project using the LEDscape 
<https://github.com/osresearch/LEDscape> library to control some Adafruit 
NeoPixels.  Everything was working out great with the electronics so I 
upgraded the kernel and then configured a WiFi adapter; no problems there 
either.  I rebooted several times to make sure it would continue to 
recognize the WiFi interface and it was still working perfectly as an SSH 
host using avahi.  I then powered down the BBB for about half hour and when 
I tried to start it again it wouldn't turn on and has not since then.  The 
only sign of life is a tiny flicker of the PWR LED when I push the power 
button.  There is no output from the serial terminal during the boot which 
isn't too surprising to me since the light only flickers on for a split 
second.  I'm using a brand new 5V 4A power supply through the barrel jack 
on the board, drawing a peak of about 120mA through the VDD pin for two 
NeoPixels (though I disconnected everything once I noticed a problem with 
booting). I've read a few other accounts of people having BBBs suddenly die 
like this post 
<https://groups.google.com/forum/#!category-topic/beagleboard/beaglebone-black/Vi_Ls8F1EGQ>
 that 
links to this page 
<http://www.elinux.org/Beagleboard:BeagleBoneBlack#Improper_Power_Down....All_Revisions>.
 
 Any ideas on anything else to try? If I submit an RMA request I have a few 
basic questions about the process before I move ahead with it.  Namely, 
what sort of turnaround time might I expect and should I expect to be 
charged for a repair or replacement.  Here's a Fritzing breadboard diagram 
<http://i.imgur.com/cMjmWqG.png> of my circuit (there are no inputs into 
the BBB, so I don't think I fried it that way).  I am really enjoying the 
BBB so far and I hope I can get this resolved quickly so I can keep working 
on my project!

Thanks in advance for any advice!
Mark

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