🚀 go-pugleaf

On Mon, 30 May 2005 08:01:51 -0400, "Uncle Vinnie"
<vinrin57@nospam.optonline.net> wrote:

>Dave...
>
>Here's a synopsis:
>
>I have swapped identical motherboards, standoff pins are fine, swapped 
>Processors, adapters, power supply (145 watt/ 250 watt), hard drive.
>
>I have pulled out the TV card, firewire card, and modem.
>
>I am currently running it, and will for the next few days, with an 800mhz 
>processor and 2 straight 256/133's (high density).  The commonality may be 
>the use of AN adaptor- perhaps posting at an overclockers forum might make 
>some sense..  If you were in Jersey, I'd bring the box over to you with a 
>large cup of coffee and a check!
>
>Anyway, when the system shuts down, it either goes BSOD  and remains there, 
>or shuts down with power light/ drive light still on.  It at times takes a 
>while before it will start up.  As if it either has to drain, reset, who 
>knows.  Hence, my thinking it's hardware.  Yet, how can I have the same 
>problem with all these parts, particularly 2 different motherboards???
>
>Upgradeware and Powerleap have both listed this board as tested and approved 
>with the adaptor, using P10 BIOS...  Where else can I look, or get a peek at 
>what's causing this??/
>
>Thank you very much!
>

I"m about out of ideas.  If you had a higher capacity power
supply, something with a lot of 5V amp capacity, I'd try
that.  Another alternative might be modding one setup so it
doesn't use the poweleap adapter at all.  That involves
insulating one or two socket pins and slightly boring out a
couple socket holes, maybe breaking off an unused (but not
allowed to be connected) pin on the CPU too.  There are
details about doing it here,
http://www.geocities.com/_lunchbox/
though I've never tried it on an Intel 815 board.