Re: System Won't Power Up Anymore

nobody@xxxxxxx (Kevin the Drummer) writes:

Stefan Patric <tootek2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My system motherboard is an ABIT AV8-3rd Eye running an Athlon 64-X2.

[difficult problem story trimmed]

I suggest with your system to check the power supply first, the
cheapest thing to replace. You could have a bad RAM chip, bad
graphics card, etc. Hopefully, it's not a bad CPU.

Last night I checked the POST code. It was 37, "Test DMA channel 1".
Per the ABIT troubleshooting section in their manual, I tried
resetting the CMOS. Still no joy. I replaced the CMOS battery.
Still broken. I disconnected my internal 50-pin SCSI cable along
with the power connectors for tape and CD drives attached to that
cable. The system booted right away after that. Of course, it
complained about a CMOS checksum and reloaded the defaults. But,
other than that it was a normal boot. This is starting to look
like a power supply issue to me. That could be because I've
overloaded it, or it could be because it's a bit on the weak side
for the load.

This is not an answer, but another idea: could it be a broken SCSI
cable? Connect the tape and CD drives back up to power and see if it
still boots. Replace the SCSI cable and see if it boots.

Scott
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