[iyonix-support] Re: Panther keeps switching itself off
- From: Peter Dalziel <peterdalziel1@xxxxxxx>
- To: iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:22:40 +0000
On 14 February 2013 13:16, Peter Dalziel <peterdalziel1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On 14 February 2013 10:39, Julie <julie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> My Panther Iyonix 5.16 is poorly.
>>
>> I normally leave it runnig continuously, sharing a monitor via a KVM
>> switch,
>> with the whole equipment set inc printeer and router running off an 8-way
>> surge protected socket set. Last week I went to use the system, to
>> discover
>> that the Panther was off - no front-panel or mouse light, no temp display,
>> and not responding to attempts to turn it on. I diagnosed a dead PSU,
>> ordered a fresh one from CJE, and installed it.
>>
>> All went well for a couple of days. Then, a few days ago, it went off
>> again,
>> and although I could get it to come back to life, this was only for a
>> couple
>> of minutes, then a relay or something clicked and it went off again. As I
>> type I tried it again just now, and it went on for about a second; then
>> there was the same click like a relay operating, and it shut off.
>>
>> We opened the case and tried disconnecting the drives, with no result
>> until
>> we unplugged power to the hard drive. We could then power the machine up,
>> take it through to desktop, though it complained that it had not been able
>> to boot (no surprises there).
>>
>> What might it be? Is the hard disc (or something else!) drawing too much
>> current? It's a bit tricky to put an ammeter in the loop, I don't have
>> suitable connectors to wire up, but no doubt I could find some.
>>
>> At first I thought something might be overheating, but when I tried this
>> morning after a chilly night, it did not come on at all.
>>
>> The PSU I bought was a 300W HEC-300AR-PTE-IY , as recommended at CJE
>> for the
>> Panther.
>>
>> Cheers
>> Julie
>>
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> Hi Julie,
>
>
Damn webmail.
As I was going to say, this sounds as though your harddrive isn't
getting up to speed because there is something wrong with the motor. This
will be drawing too much current from the PSU which is why it's powering
down. I suggest you try to get as much data off the harddrive and transfer
to a new one. Just one possible scenario.........
Regards,
Peter Dalziel.
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