Help anyone?
This refers to PC #1 in my sig.
PC on for a number of hours.
Had been left for one hour, screensaver had activated and screen had gone into standby mode. Windows XP Pro configured to NEVER powerdown hard disks and NEVER use system standby.
Moved mouse to use PC again. Monitor switched on, WinXP logon screen appeared.
5 seconds later PC instantly switched off with no warning.
PC would not restart and no fans turning.
Standby light on motherboard is not lit.
Unplugged all devices from motherboard (CDRW/DVDRW/4xHD/Gfx/LAN) except two required power connections and case connectors. Would not start.
Changed PSU (Tagan TG420-U02 i-Xeye) for known working PSU (Tagan TG530-U15) and retested with no devices attached. Would not start.
Removed CPU and RAM and tested with both PSU's. Would not start. (not even a moany beep)
I am concerned the motherboard has failed, especially as the SB LED is no longer lit.
Other than using a different case (with the SB LED off maybe irrelevant) are there further tests I've forgotten?
Also:
I understand it is still under warranty.
However if the motherboard must be replaced how can I retrieve my data from the RAID10 array I have attached to the Silicon Image Si3114R controller?
Would a replacement accept this RAID10 array WITHOUT formatting the data?
Usually I'd have a lovely backup but I've had problems with that for a different reason.
I appreciate any and all help you can offer!