Hi all,
I have a Gateway branded Intel OEM 810E2CB FlexATX motherboard that I'm using to build a small-footprint NAT and lpd server. The CPU is a Celeron FCPGA 600MHz and the case is one of the IBM NetVista FlexATX cases frequently found on eBay. I'm using 128MB of PC133 MT SDRAM and the OS is a stock RH Linux 7.1.
The problem I have is with the motherboard randomly being unable to power up. For example, when I power cycle the machine, sometimes the harddrive and power supply fan will come on, but the CPU fan will not and the system will not boot or return error beeps. The solution that I've discovered to my problem is to physically remove the RAM DIMM and place it in the other slot. This will almost guarentee that upon the next power-up, the motherboard will receive power (ie. the CPU fan will come on, and the system will boot normally). I've already removed all peripherals and the only things attached to the motherboard are as follows:
- Monitor (attached to the on-board video)
- ATX mobo power
- Celeron CPU
- Intel OEM Heatsink and Fan
- 128MB RAM
I have absolutely no clue what could be causing a problem like this and would greatly appreciate any advice or comments.
Thanks,
Alvin
I have a Gateway branded Intel OEM 810E2CB FlexATX motherboard that I'm using to build a small-footprint NAT and lpd server. The CPU is a Celeron FCPGA 600MHz and the case is one of the IBM NetVista FlexATX cases frequently found on eBay. I'm using 128MB of PC133 MT SDRAM and the OS is a stock RH Linux 7.1.
The problem I have is with the motherboard randomly being unable to power up. For example, when I power cycle the machine, sometimes the harddrive and power supply fan will come on, but the CPU fan will not and the system will not boot or return error beeps. The solution that I've discovered to my problem is to physically remove the RAM DIMM and place it in the other slot. This will almost guarentee that upon the next power-up, the motherboard will receive power (ie. the CPU fan will come on, and the system will boot normally). I've already removed all peripherals and the only things attached to the motherboard are as follows:
- Monitor (attached to the on-board video)
- ATX mobo power
- Celeron CPU
- Intel OEM Heatsink and Fan
- 128MB RAM
I have absolutely no clue what could be causing a problem like this and would greatly appreciate any advice or comments.
Thanks,
Alvin