jexjexjex Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Hi Troops, I've a Strand 300 that's a conglomeration of bits, but it runs fine (It's actually a running set of parts for my "good" desk) but last week it stopped... It shut down in it's normal manner, then simply wouldn't fire up again. The power supply is kicking out 24volts as normal, but pushing the green switch on the front panel does nothing - not even the fan starts up. Because of this last point about the fan, my thoughts are tending towards the problem being the switch itself, but all ideas would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterT Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Have you got a fader/ control panel for it or is it just the CPU box? If you have I think pressing one of the F keys acts like a power button as well and will start the beast. If that doesn't work it's your processor unit. we have one here that's died and we think it's the CMOS/ BIOS battery thingy that's preventing startup. CPC do them I beleive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRW Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Do you have any expansion cards in it? (Network/VGA etc) If so, try taking them out. I had a similar problem that was solved by taking my network card out- this would be a slightly easier place to start than the battery, but it could also be the battery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Ours started refusing to start, it would need a complete power cycle removing the plug from the power socket. It had already had the bettery replaced (well known problem) but was becoming increasingly unreliable, so in the end it made way for an Ion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jexjexjex Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 Should have said previously, the battery is showing 3.6V, so I'm thinking that the battery isn't the issue. Be honest, I forgot about the F14 key. I'll try that and report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kazeja Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Try it as a stand alone unit without any panels/tiles connected as I've come across a few that prevented the brain from powering up. K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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