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From: beecher@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Ben Beecher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Help: IIcx powers itself down
Message-ID: <1990Dec8.010224.14756@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Date: 8 Dec 90 01:02:24 GMT
References: <1192@dg.dg.com>
Organization: Columbia University
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In article <1192@dg.dg.com> colella@emav51.webo.dg.com (Wayne Colella) writes:
>Hi, folks.  I hope someone out there can help me.  I have a IIcx that
>likes to power itself down.  It happens a lot more frequently when I
>have an air conditioner and/or copy machine running, but lately it's
>happening even when no other power hogs are running.
>	Wayne Colella	colella@emav51.webo.dg.com

I suspect your SCSI devices might be the problem.  What kind of hard
disk is plugged into your SCSI port?  Are you using a nice, fat cable?
How long is the cable?  Try disconnecting all SCSI devices, boot from
a floppy disk, and leave the machine running for a day or so.  If the
problem goes away you definitely have a compatability problem with
your SCSI device(s).  Good luck.

Ben Beecher		beecher@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu
Network Planning	212-854-7439
Columbia University