[mythtv-users] FC4 & MythTV - Computer powering down... sort of! - FRUSTRATION!!

[Jon Reynolds]

David Bennett wrote:
> I am getting completely frustrated and am hoping someone has some
> suggestions. This might be Linux related, but I have a feeling it is
> hardware, tell me what you think. (A while back I posted about my
> Linux system crashing, here is where we are at:)
> 
> I am running a Gigabye Motherboard with Fedora Core 4. Every once in
> awhile the computer shuts down. Not fully (I still get LED lights) but
> all the fans, hard drives stop running. Funny thing is I can't power
> down with a long power, and sometimes even when I pill out the plug it
> doesn't turn on. I just get the light and no spinning.
> 
> After fiddling with the motherboard, moving things around etc I can
> get it back on again. It could be 5 minutes, it could be 2 weeks, but
> eventually the problem returns.
> 
> I have tried removing memory, adding memory, changing slots,
> reinserting everything, taking out one PCI card at a time (TV tuner
> and a WinModem) but it doesn't make a difference.
> 
> Power isn't copletely off but nothing spins. Stays like that for awhile.
> 
> Has anyone encoutered anything like this?
> Any ideas?

I had a gigabyte board and the same problem, I thought it was the power 
supply but I put a new one in and still the same problem. My son said it 
was the RAM but I just retired the box rather than continue trying to 
troubleshoot it. Seems strange that you have a gigabyte and I did too 
and you are experiencing the same problem as I did.

Anyone else have a gigabyte board and run into weird power issues?

Jon