- Mar 11, 2002
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Machine in question:
Intel OR840 Mobo
2 x 933 PIII
512mb PC800
350 Enermax
Win2k SP3
(see sig for rest)
OK I first started having problems about 5 months ago when I got a Linksys KVM switch so that I could play with a linux box in my spare time. Got everything hooked up and all was well.. Then I noticed on occasion the PC would reboot itself (never while I used it though - every 3-4 days maybe during the night)
When it would reboot it would hang at the black Windows starting screen until I pressed a key then it would boot into Win2k and look fine but the mouse and keyboard wouldn't work. I would have to hard reboot it and then it would work fine. this happened like clockwork- it would hang at start and the 2nd try it would work A+.
Pain in the butt but I figured that had to do with the KVM and Win2k not seeing the peripherals when it was supposed to. It was an inconvenience but since mostly everything was ok I just let it be and dealt with it.
Then about 2 months ago I held the power button to shut it down after it hung on me and then the PC wouldn't power on. Kinda. I would press the ON button and the HDD light stays on, no Power light, the PSU's fan is running and the SCSI CDRW light comes on. None of the case fans or the CPU fans came on and the monitor stays off. No bios or attempt to load.
I turned it off and let it sit for about 20 hours or so and then before I started to troubleshoot I hit the ON button and it started up and worked fine. Been working fine (with the KVM exception) until last night when the Exact same thing happened.
I can't get it started at all and I don't know what the problem is.
I've looked the whole forum over and can't find anything similar..
Suggestions are welcome
thanks!
Intel OR840 Mobo
2 x 933 PIII
512mb PC800
350 Enermax
Win2k SP3
(see sig for rest)
OK I first started having problems about 5 months ago when I got a Linksys KVM switch so that I could play with a linux box in my spare time. Got everything hooked up and all was well.. Then I noticed on occasion the PC would reboot itself (never while I used it though - every 3-4 days maybe during the night)
When it would reboot it would hang at the black Windows starting screen until I pressed a key then it would boot into Win2k and look fine but the mouse and keyboard wouldn't work. I would have to hard reboot it and then it would work fine. this happened like clockwork- it would hang at start and the 2nd try it would work A+.
Pain in the butt but I figured that had to do with the KVM and Win2k not seeing the peripherals when it was supposed to. It was an inconvenience but since mostly everything was ok I just let it be and dealt with it.
Then about 2 months ago I held the power button to shut it down after it hung on me and then the PC wouldn't power on. Kinda. I would press the ON button and the HDD light stays on, no Power light, the PSU's fan is running and the SCSI CDRW light comes on. None of the case fans or the CPU fans came on and the monitor stays off. No bios or attempt to load.
I turned it off and let it sit for about 20 hours or so and then before I started to troubleshoot I hit the ON button and it started up and worked fine. Been working fine (with the KVM exception) until last night when the Exact same thing happened.
I can't get it started at all and I don't know what the problem is.
I've looked the whole forum over and can't find anything similar..
Suggestions are welcome
thanks!