My #1 machine (with F9 on one hard drive, and XP (to run topo maps) on the other) won't do anything; it doesn't even turn its little blue light on. This *could* be my doing. Fool that I was, I went and fiddled with what I had in sys-config-network, or whatever its name is, and also edited /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Logging out and in didn't do what I was trying to. I clicked on reboot, meaning while I was at it to go into the XP drive long enough to update the virus software. It hung up, early in the reboot sequence -- just starting to shut down, in fact, iirc. Reset button did nothing; power button did nothing; I pulled the plug, and walked away. When I came back, nothing I could do would make it so much as turn its blue lights (nor, afaict, a fan) on. The UPS is on, and running both the monitor and a laptop. I tried moving the power cable to a different outlet on the back of the UPS; that didn't help either. Has the whole machine chosen this odd moment to die the death? (They do always choose odd moments, don't they?) Or is there hope? Btw, I don't speak hardware; but I have a very capable young friend who is just getting into the business of making computer house calls; I have emailed him,and he'll reply eventually. -- Beartooth Staffwright, PhD, Neo-Redneck Linux Convert Fedora 7 & 9; Alpine 1.10, Pan 0.132; Privoxy 3.0.6; Dillo 0.8.6, Galeon 2, Epiphany 2, Opera 9, Firefox 2 & 3 Remember I know precious little of what I am talking about. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list