[COLUG] My weak understanding of _Hardware_

[Jim]

William Yang wrote:

> I picked up a "bargain" (free, because it didn't work) 1 Ghz embedded
> system last week (it's a little CV860A 3R10 in a "light" case) which,
> unfortunately, doesn't work.  I have fan motion, but no BIOS POST beeps and
> no video or keyboard signal. 

The absence of beeps is not good. 

> My recollection of this level of hardware
> debugging is that this is indicative of a power supply or board problem.  

Hmmm. Power supply is always a good thing to check. 
Check the voltages with a volt meter. 
Also, check the electrolytic capacitors to see if any are bulged.