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Re: [Sorry for top posting]Re: Please help I crashed my system



Leila Lappin wrote:
--- Rick Stevens <rstevens vitalstream com> wrote:

Leila Lappin wrote:

Was this a hardware glitch?

Yes, it was. I would highly suggest doing what Michael said, but I'd go a step further and unplug and reseat ALL of your PCI cards AND your RAM sticks. Make sure you use a static ground strap when you play with the RAM sticks (or keep part of your body in contact with the metal chassis of the machine at ALL times).

You (and Michael) should also bottom-post to this
list (post your
responses AFTER what you're responding to as I
have).


--- Michael Ault <mikerault yahoo com> wrote:


Try pulling the NIC card and rebooting. Clicking
sounds from the disk drive doesn't sound
good...could
be a head failure but I hope not.


Mike
--- Leila Lappin <damovand yahoo com> wrote:


I was working on some application, using a stand
alone
webserver.  Suddenly I heard repeated clicking

sound


from the hard drive and the cursor shape changed

and



everything froze. I crashed the system and now I cannot boot up. I
cannot get the system to read from RD CD either.


It fails after listing PCI devices at the point
where
it tried to get a mac number. I get GUID all zeros although I have a client IP number
and
a DHCP IP addreass.


The message is PXE-E53: no boot filename

received.


PXE-M0F Exiting Intel PXE ROM.

I have RH 9. installed. All I care is to be able

to



reinstall my OS the and get it workign, I don't

care



about any of the applications.

thanks for any help

[snip]
Thanks Michael and Rick.

You're welcome. Bottom posting makes the message thread easier to follow, that's why we prefer it.

As to unplugging and reseating stuff, it's amazing how much crud
accumulates inside the boxes and works its way into the connectors.
Reseating stuff cleans up the contacts and makes it more stable.  I've
fixed MANY a system with that simple trick.
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