Glenn,
    Last time that I had the problem with the 4 sec. running after reboot. I
also had to unplug the power cord and do the restart. Solution was to open
case and clear the CMOS on the motherboard. Have to go in and reset bios
settings afterward. Hope this helps...        Kenny
----- Original Message -----
From: "G lenn Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 12:23 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Power Problem


> Hello all,
>
> I recently attached an old hard drive as a slave to a master in a fully
> functioning system so that I might transfer some of its data to the master
> drive . When I powered up, the machine ran for about 4 seconds then shut
> off. I removed the slave drive and powered up again with the same results.
> When I pull the power cord out of the power supply, wait 10 seconds and
> reinsert it, the machine restarts automatically and the same thing
happens.
> I have tried unhooking everything with the same results. Could it be that
> the motherboard got toasted from the increased load? I tried a different
> power supply with the same results. I doesn't matter greatly, I've already
> transferred the data by other means. The machine is just one of those old
> cheapo HP Pavillions, and I'll simply use what parts I can from it, but I
am
> curious to get an answer so it won't happen again. Anyone have any ideas?
>
>                                         thanks for all replies,
>                                         Glenn Miller
>
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