Check the BIOS settings for "HDD Delay". If the HDD is a little slow at=20
becoming up to speed and ready, there might be an unknown state, and the=20
computer just sets there. I have 2 Intel DP965-LT motherboards. One has=20
2 Maxtor 320G SATA HDD's and boots with no delay. The other has 2=20
Western Digital 320G HDD's and requires a 5 second delay. Will have to=20
try a shorted delay, but for the moment OK. Sometimes get no Boot Drive=20
found, but usually just hangs. Don't disagree on possible PS. Also try=20
removing everything including keyboard and mouse. Power it up, should=20
get 2 beeps for no keyboard. Then add items back in. If more than 1=20
strip of memory, try one and swapping.

On 1/20/2012 3:15 AM, Chris Roper wrote:
> Quote:
> The FC-9801V in Chris's machine has developed a bizarre fault.  If left
> unpowered for>28 hours it will boot (apparently) normally, but it will no=
t
> re-boot if switched off and powered on again within around 28 hours of
> switch
> off, and it will not reboot if the reset button is used while powered on.
>   When
> it fails to boot it generates a sequence of three "beeps"  - presumably a=
n
> error
> indication  - and the processor READY signal is then found to be held low=
..
>
>
> I had an almost identical problem with an INTEL Server of ~2000 vintage. =
I
> never fully identified the cause but swapping out the Power Supply solved
> the problem long enough to get all the data off it and port everything to=
 a
> new PC.  As far as I know swapping the Power Supply may have solved the
> problem, but as the Server is now redundant I have not bothered to test i=
t.
>   =20
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