Problems with IBM 5150 Power

--- On Fri, 7/31/09, Fred Cisin <cisin at xenosoft.com> wrote: The 2nd and 4th suggestions are good ones. The first one isn't likely to lead to any fault finding skills in the immediate. The 3rd one is absolutely goofy!! LOL LOL. What possible help would the bios sources provide for someone trying to troubleshoot a mobo? The point is _most_ of us aren't going to plumb the depths as you or someone like Chuck did in the old days. When your paycheck depends on it, you'll go the extra mile (and this in itself necessitates a lot of skill and/or formal training. And other likeminded individuals to engage in brainstorming sessions). I bought the tech ref for the tandy 2000 as soon as I could, but all it helped me with in the first 6 months was to determine the value of a capacitor that self immolated in the p/s. The average person is not going to learn how to troubleshoot a uP board by reading the tech refs from the getgo, IMHO. I suggested the Sam's Photofact things offlist (can you say test points?). Hopefully as good would be some of the texts that taught troubleshooting as a certificate course.