[iyonix-support] Re: Poor Power-on/Re-boot reliability

  • From: Brian Howlett <brian.groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Iyonix ML <iyonix-support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:06:35 +0100

On 30 Apr, Richard Ashbery wrote:

> Having recently upgraded my Iyonix to RISC OS 5.20 I am disappointed
> with its Power-on/Re-boot performance. I often have to switch off and
> on again to get it to Boot-up. It intermittently fails to re-boot - no
> beep is heard. Nothing exceptional is reported by Reporter running in
> Boot logging mode.

> I installed virgin copies of !Boot, Apps, Printing and Utilities from
> the ROOL HardDisc4 zip download.

> Can any of you bright sparks suggest what might be causing this?

> Reliability with RISC OS 5.18 was excellent but I would prefer not to
> re-install it.

[snip]

Mine was doing the same, but I'd been running 5.20 for ages before 
this behaviour started. Turns out the power supply was the problem - 
I've replaced mine, and while I still get the occasional problem, it's 
much better.
-- 
Brian Howlett
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