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When I went to install 3.0, I ran the prep program on the floppy,
but then got interrupted and never finished installing from
the CD-ROM.  After a few days I noticed that my sound wasn't working
(this is not my current problem, I eventually figured out that it
was because of the interrupted install, and I've finished installing 3.0).

I got pissed and tried all kinds of things to get it working.
Eventually I got the idea in my head that the battery backed
up memory was munged or something (I was really desperate at this
point), so I opened up the case and took out the battery to
clear the memory.

Well, when I went to put the battery back in, the NeXT powered
up right away! (It was plugged in so I could ground myself on
the power supply).  This gave me a sick feeling in my stomach
because the keyboard and monitor were sitting on the other side
of the room not attached.

So, now my machine has this little quirk in that it needs to be shut
off twice before it stays off. If I power down, it goes through all
the usual stuff, then it shuts the power off (the monitor goes off,
makes the clicking sound and all), then it powers right back on again.
In order to get it to shut down, I have to wait until it gets far
enough into it's boot sequence to recognize the power key, and
power it off a second time.  This time it stays off.

If I wait too long the second time, it won't stick.  If I listen
carefully I can even tell when the point-of-no-return passes because
the fan seems to speed up slightly.

My machine don't seem to have the extra "power one" features of
the newer machines (I don't get the preferences section for it).

Does anyone have any ideas?  Could it be the power supply? (I've
already replaced one power supply). Anybody seen this before?

-Jon
ferguson@world.std.com