Asus P5QL Pro Nightmare

[NoOp]

On 02/21/2009 07:33 PM, Rick Bragg wrote:

> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> I always unplug the computer altogether. The problem is not just during
> "reboot" it is that it won't "boot" at all unless it has been unplugged
> for hours, or if I pop out the cmos bat for a second.  This is
> consistent and makes no sense at all.  Once the computer is up and
> running on the CD, it will always takes hours before it will boot a
> second time after a shutdown and total power unplug.  This is well
> beyond the period of any caps holding a charge.  The only way I can get
> it to boot right away after a shutdown is if I take out the cmos bat for
> a few seconds, then I have to reset the bios.  
> 
> ahh!
> Rick

That sounds exactly like the IBM Thinkpad T21 that I use for a
doorstop... it has the infamous "Blink of Death" syndrome:

Apparently there are a couple of particular types of step-down-voltage
regulators 'remember' an undervoltage condition - Max1632:

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=48835&start=150
http://www.google.com/search?complete=0&hl=en&q=asus+%2B"blink+of+death"

I wonder if your system is experiencing a similar BOD.