On Sat, 2008-03-29 at 21:36 +1000, Da Rock wrote: > After each repair the tech has thoroughly tested the hardware, and has > run the laptop ragged testing. I pulled the laptop apart before the last > repair to try and find the problem myself, but found nothing- no loose > connections, whatever. Hdd passes every test, during post the hdd light > stays on for some time though. > > This is all the info I have now. Any ideas guys? Anymore tests I can put > this thing through? Power supply ...I'd definitely start looking there. -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================