SGI: Hardware

Indigo2 wont power on

mila
From Bålsta, Sweden
Who joined Dec. 31, 2009, 4:20 a.m.
Wrote the following at Nov. 26, 2013, 12:05 p.m...
Hi,

After been powered off for some time I tried to powerup my Indigo2 but nothing happends, what could be the likely reason for that?

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mila
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Wrote the following at Nov. 27, 2013, 1:34 p.m...
Does the NVRAM has anything to do with Poweron?

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jan-jaap
From Wijchen, The Netherlands
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Wrote the following at Nov. 27, 2013, 1:50 p.m...
If nothing happens (no LEDs, fans etc), it's almost certainly the power supply.

This is not uncommon for Indigo2's, there's a guide out there how to recap the PSU. My success rate doing this is ~ 50%
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mila
From Bålsta, Sweden
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Wrote the following at Nov. 27, 2013, 3:39 p.m...
jan-jaap wrote: If nothing happens (no LEDs, fans etc), it's almost certainly the power supply.

This is not uncommon for Indigo2's, there's a guide out there how to recap the PSU. My success rate doing this is ~ 50%

Hi, thanks for replying. Could you point me to where this guide is?

cheers

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Black Cardinal
From Albany, OR USA
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Wrote the following at Nov. 27, 2013, 4:25 p.m...
The guide is over at Ian's web site: http://www.sgidepot.co.uk/i2psu.html

There's a thread with some tips here: http://forums.nekochan.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=16726076

I had to do this to my Indigo2 a couple of years ago and it came right back up. It's been running great ever since. :)
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