[thechat] Need a Hardware Geek

[Daniel J. Cody]

Hey Ben - 

What OS you running? Does it have a 'suspend to RAM' mode or anything in
the control panel under
'power management'(or something like that if you're using windows.

Also, the next time your computer comes up, use the DEL key(or whatever
it says) to get into the BIOS.. from there, take a peek around in the
chipset settings to see if there is anything that looks like power
managment and try turning it off.

I had that problem with my old vaio, the damn thing would suspend to RAM
out of nowhere and I'd have to pull out the bateries and power cycle it
for anything to come back up..

Lemme know how it goes :)

.djc.

Ben Dyer wrote:
> 
> I'm running low on options, so I hope there's a hardware geek here.
> 
> Just assembled a new computer (first time) and it's been running great for
> about two weeks.  Yesterday, though, I was booting up, and after the OS
> came up, the system cut off (continued to run, but the OS
> disappeared).  Ever since then, it does the same thing, it starts up (hard
> drive spins, CD-ROM spins, lights come on, mobo fan comes on) but it
> doesn't boot up (no signal to the monitor, no startup beep, etc.).
> 
> I checked the case-mobo jumpers and they were all connected fine.  That was
> about the only thing I could think of.
> 
> Anyone have any thoughts?
> 
> Or, does anyone know of a good troubleshooting guide (online preferable,
> but if there is a good book, that's cool)?