Re: [cobalt-users] [qube-users] Qube2 forever "Stating up"

["Audric Leperdi" <aleperdi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Newman" <mjeffn@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 2:15 PM


> First, try number one again.
> Second, check the internal connections to the drive power supply and
mother
> board.
>
> I don't recall if the power supply is switchable.  Is it matched to the
> power you have in Italy?  It may be a memory or BIOS problem as well.  It
> seems as though it's sticking in the POST.

The Qube in question has been working fine for months.
I tried number 1 several times: nothing new.

Memory and BIOS ?? uhmm, yeah could be. We had a few storms in our area last
week and power went off a couple of time. For some reason the UPS didn't
keep it up.


Audric

> > -----Original Message-----
> > I have this situation:
> >
> > 1) switch on the qube2
> > 2) background of first line of lcd flashes for several minutes
> > 3) sometimes a cursor apears for a second
> > 4) background of first line of lcd flashes for several minutes
> > 5) sometimes "Starting up..." apears 1sec-2min
> > 6) background of first line of lcd flashes for several minutes
> > ...
> > needless to say it won't boot!
> >
> > What can I do/check?
> >
> > First things that comes into my minds are:
> >
> > 1) damn!
> > 2) hard-disk?
> > 3) power-supply?
> >
> > any ideas/help?
> > thank you
> >
> > Audric Leperdi