Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!decwrl!hplabs!motsj1!mcdchg!ddsw1!tarkus!jcs From: jcs@tarkus.UUCP (John C. Sucilla) Newsgroups: comp.sys.att Subject: Re: Boot problems on 3B1 Keywords: Won't always boot Message-ID: <227@tarkus.UUCP> Date: 13 Aug 88 01:03:08 GMT References: <3127@emory.uucp> Reply-To: jcs@tarkus.UUCP (John C. Sucilla) Organization: tarkus -- Calumet City, IL. Lines: 19 In article <3127@emory.uucp> kim@emory.uucp (Kim Wallen {Psy}) writes: >This is probably the same thing others have been recently >describing, but suddenly my <1yr old 3B1 has trouble booting. >The symptoms are that the disk comes up to speed and the screen >just shows a green pattern (sort of a lattice-work). Clean and lube the power cable connector on top of the power supply. You might even want to get in there and adjust the fingers so they'll make better contact. I think the heat generated by the supply causes the mechanical connection to get flaky after a few temperature cycles (another good reason to install a 110V. constant speed fan). I've seen one 3B1 that melted the plastic around one contact of the female connector because of a loose connection. Right Suess? -- John "C". Sucilla, A silicon based life form. {att,chinet,ddsw1}!tarkus!jcs You have a better idea? Now's the time..