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From: colella@emav51.webo.dg.com (Wayne Colella)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Help: IIcx powers itself down
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Date: 13 Dec 90 16:05:29 GMT
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Thanks for the info, Ben.  I seem to be narrowing down the problem.  I
talked to the folks at Alliance Peripheral Systems - where I bought the
internal Quantum drive - and their response was similar to yours in that
they thought it might be caused by a problem with the IIcx's power
supply.  Yesterday, when I was having powerup problems, I was always
able to get further along in the powerup sequence by either
disconnecting the hard drive or turning off the monitor until the drive
and the rest of the system seemed to be out of the starting gate, so to
speak.  My next move is to have the IIcx power supply checked.

Also, I'm REALLY surprised that the socket on the back doesn't just pass
through the IIcx.  Anyway, thanks again.

	Wayne Colella	colella@emav51.webo.dg.com