[rescue] Re: Octane woes

[Gavin Hubbard]

> Ok... so I got this nifty Octane.... other than needing an OS loaded it
> seemed fine.
> 
> So, finding information that indicates there are different power supply
> revs, motherboard revs, etc and wanting to find out exactly what I have,
> I pulled the power supply, XIO board slots, and cpu board.... wrote down
> all the information... put it all back together... and


Hi

Did you remember to remove the power cord before you pulled the boards out??

If you leave the power cord plugged in and the wall-socket turned on, you can easily kill the system board simply by removing it. A small amount of power continues to flow in the system even when it is turned off.

Regards,

Gavin