>
>Time to play hard ball!
>
>I pulled the top off my Dock.
>I plugged in the motherboard all by itself. It boots just fine.
>I connect the RAM. It boots just fine.
>I connect the SCSI hard drive. It boots just fine.
>I launch drive setup and Simple Text. No problem.
>I connect the modem card. It boots just fine.
>Everything seems to function normally.
>
>Then I put everything back into the bottom plastic with the chassis
>(installing the screws to hold it together just as before), insert it into
>the Duo Dock hit the power button...STROBE SOUND AGAIN!
>
>I tried variations of the bottom plastic (I have 3 of them) and chassis (I
>have 3 of them). Same strobe.
>
>I'm totally baffled. All suggestions will be most welcome. Thanks!
>
>-makmac
>

Maybe a short somewhere to the frame ?  When you put it all together, 
it forces contact to something.  Take a look at the motherboard for 
any scratches on the surface that allow contact to unshielded traces. 
Also look for any cracked solder welds.


Mad Dog


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