Try re-installing the motherboard with the little "red" washers underneath
against the posts.  I had the same problem and this solved it.

Byron Wolter

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>         Hi.
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Would appreciate a hand with a thorny problem if anyone can help.
> > My,less than one year old Hot -569 (Shuttle) will not boot entirely.
> >
> > No error messages..just will not complete the post...does the memory
> > check(32 megs) detects the CPU (Cyrix 200mmx) and detects the
> > presence of HD stops at this point with cursor blinking at the
> > announcement of Version 1.0 Award Bios...if keyboard is disconnected
> > it notices this...if floppy is disconnected it notices that...seeks
> > the floppy but will not read...does NOT appear to seek the HD.
> >
>         I've seen a problem as you describe. The solution was to disconnect
> the SMI switch. It should be a momentary close switch, but since the case
> did not provide one, I observed that putting the turbo switch (three pins),
> the closed pair, stopped the bios. Putting the open pair produced normal
> operation, but you could completely stop the PC toggling the turbo.
>         It seemed a bios bug.
>
> >
> > BTW...stripped the machine down to only video/memory and floppy and
> > still got the same.
>
>         Take out all connections from the case and try again.
>
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Bob Chapel
> >
>
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> Javier Vizcaino. Ability Electronics. [log in to unmask]
>   Starting point:        (-1)^(-1) = -1
>   Applying logarithms: (-1)*ln(-1) = ln(-1)
>   Since ln(-1) <> 0, dividing:  -1 = 1     (ln(-1) is complex, but exists)