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Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:17:36 -0800
From: "Michael S. Macdonald"
Subject: Re: PCP210 just died
beelers wrote:
-snip-
>>*Symptoms*
>>
>>1 - It was running fine
>>
>>2 - After a shutdown, it would not boot. By that I mean I hit the keyboard
>>power key and no fans started. No chime. The only sign of life was a
>>flickering power light.
>>
>>3 - Thinking this might be a problem with my APC UPS I shut the UPS down
>>and reset it. Turned it back on and the machine booted.
>>
>>4 - Machine up for about 2 days, then I come home to find it shut down
>>with everything else still running.
>>
>>5 - Repeated the process that worked before (did this several times). When
>>I unplug the machine and plug it back in the power light on the front of
>>the machine will flicker. I have to unplug it and plug it back in to
>>duplicate this behavior. I also noticed (after I removed the case) that
>>the cooling fan mounted on the back of the machine will try to spin while
>>the light is flickering. This leads me to believe that it is *not* the
>>power supply since some juice is trying to trickle through.
>>
>>*Attempts to revive the dead*
>-snip-
>
>have you tried the bepassing the UPS altogether to see if the problem lies
>there?
>
>Cheers...Michael
I haven't bypassed it altogether, but I have switched plugs with other components on
the UPS. Everything checks out. All outlets on UPS are okay. All cables have been
triple-checked with near maniacal desperation. Maybe it is the power supply. I just
hate to spend somewhere between $60 and $130 to find out.
Is there an easy way to test the power supply (other than hitting the power button
that is ;)?
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