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The Lightning Stalker
Full Member
USA
747 Posts |
 Posted - 25 Nov 2003 : 16:21:24
Hi. I think I'll need to incite some help of the people around here.When I go to shut down my beige G3, it just restarts. At first it only did this when I turned it on with the button on the front, but now it's doing it even when I use soft power to turn it on.  Could this be the regulator? I'm pretty sure it's one of the new ones, but who knows. The chip says Raytheon on it and I know that when I first got it, I had to clean a ton of flux off of it. Anyway, it's in an ATX tower case. I'm sure that the power supply jumper is set to PC and not MAC. Also I put a jumper on the power LED pins 2 and 3 like are in my 7600, but that didn't fix the problem either. So like I'm stumped at this point. Help!! The Lightning Stalker Performa 631CD, 7.5.5
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The Lightning Stalker
Full Member
USA
747 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2003 : 20:52:01
Anybody going to help me out on this? I did recently switch power supplies so maybe that's it. Any ideas? Any? |
The Balance Of Judgement
Senior Member
Ivory Coast
1006 Posts |
Posted - 26 Nov 2003 : 20:55:25
I had a similiar problem with my 8600 and it was using an Apple factory PSU. I am unsure what caused it but unplugging it and turning it off for a bit helped and it doesn't do it anymore. (Although it is on 24x7 as a server so it doesn't really matter)Perhaps check the wiring and make sure it's getting the correct feed. The ATX units from PC's use a variant of the voltages to indicate power on and off. So make sure that's correct. On one site I saw a regular ATX required a small converter board to properly change the voltage and signal to allow for proper soft power use. Perhaps this is your case.
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The Lightning Stalker
Full Member
USA
747 Posts |
Posted - 27 Nov 2003 : 00:04:00
Mmm could be. Especially since changing the PSU seemed to have an effect. Maybe the mobo is tripping somthing when it shuts off and does it faster than the ATX is used to and then cuts right back on. Man, I wish I knew more about this.Btw, thanks for replying. Edited by - The Lightning Stalker on 27 Nov 2003 00:12:44 |
The Lightning Stalker
Full Member
USA
747 Posts |
Posted - 29 Nov 2003 : 14:51:42
Okay, I fixed it. I cut the POWER_ON wire to the motherboard and connected a 14.1k resister inline with it. |
cory5412
68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms
USA
4679 Posts |
Posted - 29 Nov 2003 : 18:40:56
You wan't to turn your G3 off?  good news about fixing it though, because even if you don't ever want to turn off your computer (kinda like me) knowing that there's nothing wrong with it is a very important thing Official 68k videographer
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The Lightning Stalker
Full Member
USA
747 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2003 : 12:24:26
Leaving your computer on 24/7 is a very bad thing for the hard drive. It leads mostly to premature spindle bearing failure. It's hard on the fans too and just about anything else that spins. Plus you'll be cleaning the dust out more often. |
Unknown_K
Full Member
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2003 : 12:27:04
Well turning the computer on and off 20 times a day causes wear and tear also
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The Lightning Stalker
Full Member
USA
747 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2003 : 12:51:29
On the power switch, maybe. |
Unknown_K
Full Member
USA
602 Posts |
Posted - 30 Nov 2003 : 20:10:16
I was thinking more of the current spike the components get before the power settles down. I have seen marginal power supplies die on bootup, not when running.
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Beige G3 Won't Shut Down
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