[Soekris] dead net4801

[Bob Camp]

Hi

If it does not make it to bios with *everything* out (including the  
CF card) then a good guess is that the board is toast.

Bob Camp


On Jul 1, 2007, at 12:46 PM, matthew saunders wrote:

> Hi Martin,
>   Yes, I have removed everything in the end but it still behaves the
> same. I was originally trying to add a wireless card to the PCI slot
> (it already had a laptop hd). It seemed to be booting ok. Then I
> plugged in a crossover cable in one of the ethernet ports to try to
> ssh in and it shut down.
>   My original power supply was 12V, 1.2 A and worked fine for the
> last 3 years. I also tried another power supply that was handy and
> currently working for another device (12 V, 1 A) but it produced the
> same results. I foobed the board didn't I?
>
> Matt
>
> On 7/1/07, Martin Johnson <martin at martinshouse.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 1 Jul 2007, at 17:16, matthew saunders wrote:
>>
>>> Ok, let me try that again without html. I think that I've burned out
>>> my net4801 but I'm not sure. It currently lights up the power and
>>> error lights for a few seconds (maybe 10 - 15) and then shuts down.
>>> I've tried another power supply within the appropriate volt and watt
>>> range and got the same result. The console shows the BIOS counting
>>> 12345 and then halts.
>>>
>>> Is this possibly still a power supply issue? Is known behavior of a
>>> dying board? Thanks,
>>
>> Have you disconnected any external stuff: e.g. disks, cards, USB
>> devices and network cables?  So that you're testing the Soekris board
>> in isolation.
>>
>>
>>
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