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Re: [semi-OT] Dead Tyan machine??



On Sun, 2007-09-30 at 00:30 -0400, Roberto C. Sánchez wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Today I found that one of my Tyan machines was dead.  It is a gt20b2865.
> I've tried pulling the RAM and hard drives and turning it on.  However,
> there is no video at all.  I tried plugging the RAM and hard drives back
> in and again, no video.  It emits a somewhat high-pitched beep at about
> one-second intervals.  I suspect a fried motherboard, but at this point
> I am not sure.  Can anyone with experience with Tyan machines confirm or
> refute my suspicion based on the behavior I am observing?

Was it dead after a reboot or just died on it's own?  If the prior, then
could this possibly be due to a dead onboard CMOS battery?

-Jim P.



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