Asus P5QL Pro Nightmare

[NoOp]

On 02/21/2009 07:57 PM, NoOp wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 

Possibly related, but supposed to be fixed:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/263543