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Power down I have an AK73 1394 Mother board and an AMD processor. The symptom is: It initially powers up when I press the on button but about 2 seconds later it powers down by itself. I then cannot power it up again using the power on button. I have to turn of the main power rocker switch by the AC power cord after waiting about 5 or 6 seconds, again, the same 2 seconds later same self power down and no successful boot up. please help me to debug this problem. Thanks Jay

Anonymous Jan 25, 2008

running xp on this mother board after it sits idel it freezes up have to pull plug to re boot
sandozer Feb 17, 2008

Trips off during boot, power led on motherboard stays on. Disconnected everything other than boot drive, the same fault. As soon as windows starts, trips the power off. Have to disconnect power to psu to get it to switch on again.

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Windows does not shut down. Additional information and causes that may cause Windows 95 or Windows 98 to freeze, hang or lockup when attempting to shut down the computer.

How to restart or shutdown the computer in DOS. If you are currently in DOS and need to turn off the computer press the power button. Note: some newer computers may not allow the computer to be shut down ...

Installing a pc computer power supply Write down important information from the top or bottom of the power supply such as the Model Number, Serial Number and specifications (such as voltage...).

Basic floppy disk drive troubleshooting Power down, unplug, and open computer, being aware of ESD and its potential dangers. Verify that the floppy connection is connected to the motherboard FDD .

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