[mythtv-users] I think my motherboard is broken. Anyrecommendations for a new one exclusively for MythTV use

[Peter Loron]

Check the plug that your computer is connected to with an outlet 
tester...you can get them for a few bucks at Home Depot or your local 
hardware store. Make sure your power cable is 3 blade and in good shape

-Pete

cmisip wrote:
> How do you check for proper grounding?  I dont know what happened to
> this pc. Last night it was working fine.  I turned it off, and now this
> happens.  Interestingly though, about a couple of days ago, it exhibited
> the same symptoms.  It would turn on for 1-2 seconds then shut off.  I
> tried a jumper reset and it worked fine.  Now the same trick wont do it
> again.  Thinking it was a cmos battery going bad, I even replaced that
> but still it wont work.  I am completely stumped.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 2003-09-02 at 20:58, Jason Ramey wrote:
> 
>>Also, check to make sure that it's grounded properly. My friend had almost
>>the same symptoms and it turned out that it wasn't grounded correctly. Good
>>luck.
>>
>>Jason Ramey
>>webmaster at permutation.org
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Peter Loron" <peterl at standingwave.org>
>>To: "Discussion about mythtv" <mythtv-users at mythtv.org>
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 9:53 PM
>>Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] I think my motherboard is broken.
>>Anyrecommendations for a new one exclusively for MythTV use
>>
>>
>>
>>>Before you get a new mobo, you may want to check and see if your power
>>>supply is ok. A failing supply might act as you describe. Borrow one
>>>from another machine and give it a whirl. Make sure it's got enough
>>>capacity to handle your components...
>>>
>>>-Pete
>>>
>>>cmisip wrote:
>>>
>>>>My Soyo KT400 Dragon Platinum Ultra keeps shutting down after I turn it
>>>>on.  I removed everythng and even the cpu and reapplied with new thermal
>>>>paste but cant seem to get it to turn on and stay on.  Any ideas?
>>>>Anyway, I might be purchasing another motherboard.  Any suggestions ?
>>>>It will be used exclusively for Mythtv in a dual tuner setup.  Currently
>>>>my processor is an amd xp2400+.  I am concerned mainly about linux
>>>>compatibility.  If onboard sound works with Mythtv that is a plus.  I
>>>>also need onboard ide 3 and ide 4 since I have more than 400 gigs of
>>>>storage.  I have been away from the hardware scene for a while.  Thanks.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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