Re: [PLUG] Box won't boot after RAID drive swap

This also sounds very much, perhaps moreso, like "the new drive I bought has a higher power draw than the drive I replaced and it's tripping the PSU because it's at its limit".

Try removing non-essential components (gfx card, etc.).

The "I knocked something loose" theory doesn't hold much water; a BIOS/UEFI menu should load with just power and a CPU (and sometimes you need at least 1 stick of RAM). You'd probably get some POST alerts, but you absolutely should be able to still get into your BIOS/UEFI menu.

But no, this definitely feels power related. Either what I suggested above or something is shorting somewhere.

One time I had a very similar issue. Turned out to be a tiny screw *underneath* the board against an exposed pin and making contact with the grounding plate of the case, shorting out the board.

On Sat, Nov 5, 2022, 15:38 Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:

On Sat, Nov 05, 2022 at 03:32:28PM -0400, Soren Harward via plug wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 5, 2022 at 3:23 PM Walt Mankowski via plug <
> plug@lists.phillylinux.org> wrote:
>
> > Not very easily. The box is just spontaneously shutting down,
> > sometimes before it even gets to the BIOS screen.
>
>
> That sounds very much like a "I knocked something loose that shouldn't be"
> problem. Double-check all power connectors, that CPU and RAM are seated
> properly, and that all data cables are firmly connected.

That's what I thought too. It's certainly plausible, especially
considering I somehow managed to unplug my GPU from its wall socket
just pulling the case out! However, it's a rat's nest of a zillion
cables in there, and since I set it up 6 years ago I don't have any
idea what's what. Nothing *seemed* loose, but I'll check again.

Thanks!

Walt
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