On Thu, Oct 14, 2004 at 11:54:12AM +0200, Christian Johansson wrote:
> I have a lot of experience tinkering with O2s and they are really bad
> when it comes to reliability. Usually though they only have problems
> with connectors, the only real problem with them was the Ethernet 
> interface
> on the first revisions, it was horrible and died all the time. I used
> to manage about 50 of them so motherboard replacements were a frequent 
> task
> for a me...
> 
> Try this:
> 
> 1) Remove all modules and clean connectors. (CPU, sound, disk)
> 
> 2) Remove all memory modules from motherboard and clean connectors.
>    (Remember to always put the largest memory modules in the first bank
>     and then smaller and smaller. Otherwise you may experience odd 
> problems.)

I did these when I got the machine, but I can do it again :)


> 
> 3) Remove CPU from motherboard and clean connectors. (This silly design
>    creates problems when the machine have moved.)

I don't think I've gone that far, though. 

> 
> 4) Run IDE

I have to find it, first :)

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
--