waldman2@husc8.harvard.edu (Bruce Waldman) (10/06/90)
A problem recently developed in my 4-yr old AT clone, after I added
a second 40mb hard disk. (I am not sure if this is related, however).
The machine spontaneously reboots while running a program, or even
if just left idling. This happened to me twice when I was trying to
load a new software package yesterday, although as I said, it even
occurs if I leave the machine running idle, or as a dumb terminal.
Any suggestions?
Bruce Waldman, bw@harvarda.bitnet
waldman2@husc4.harvard.edu
...!harvard!husc4!waldman2waldman2@husc8.harvard.edu (Bruce Waldman) (10/06/90)
A problem recently developed in my 4-yr old AT clone, after I added
a second 40mb hard disk. (I am not sure if this is related, however).
The machine spontaneously reboots while running a program, or even
if just left idling. This happened to me twice when I was trying to
load a new software package yesterday, although as I said, it even
occurs if I leave the machine running idle, or as a dumb terminal.
Additional information: several people have suggested to me that
my power supply may be inadequate. It is labelled *200 watt Taiwan*.
Should I try to disconnect the drive and see if the problem goes
away, or just put in a new power supply? Thank you.
Bruce Waldman, bw@harvarda.bitnet
waldman2@husc4.harvard.edu
...!harvard!husc4!waldman2dave@westmark.WESTMARK.COM (Dave Levenson) (10/06/90)
In article <4354@husc6.harvard.edu>, waldman2@husc8.harvard.edu (Bruce Waldman) writes: > A problem recently developed in my 4-yr old AT clone, after I added > a second 40mb hard disk. (I am not sure if this is related, however). > The machine spontaneously reboots while running a program, or even > if just left idling. This happened to me twice when I was trying to > load a new software package yesterday, although as I said, it even > occurs if I leave the machine running idle, or as a dumb terminal. Try running with your second hard disk powered down (unplugged). If that fixes it, then it indicates that your power supply is being overloaded and is dropping the 'power-good' signal from time to time. Dropping this signal generally causes a motherboard reset. If the trouble goes away when you disconnect the power connector from your second disk drive, then you should replace your power supply with one rated for more watts. -- Dave Levenson Internet: dave@westmark.com Westmark, Inc. UUCP: {uunet | rutgers | att}!westmark!dave Warren, NJ, USA AT&T Mail: !westmark!dave [The Man in the Mooney] Voice: 908 647 0900 Fax: 908 647 6857
john@newave.UUCP (John A. Weeks III) (10/07/90)
In article <4354@husc6.harvard.edu> waldman2@husc8.UUCP (Bruce Waldman) writes: > A problem recently developed in my 4-yr old AT clone, after I added > a second 40mb hard disk. The machine spontaneously reboots while running > a program, or even if just left idling. This sounds a lot like power supply problems. You might not have enough spare watts left over for the extra fixed disk. -john- -- =============================================================================== John A. Weeks III (612) 942-6969 john@newave.mn.org NeWave Communications ...uunet!rosevax!bungia!wd0gol!newave!john ===============================================================================