That's an indication that the TOD battery may need replacing. Which might also be the cause of the system unstableness. -- jcw atoa at krak.net wrote: > It seems to have gone back in time, too. > > On Fri, 2 Jan 1970, Bob Hasselbrink wrote: > > > Hello, > > Suddenly yesterday, my cube (stock 450) decided to shut down while I > > accessing the internet. > > It would shut down without warning and then try to restart. > > Both of the "pilot lights" (on the cube and the monitor) would flash > > very > > quickly maybe five or six times, try to start, and then shut down again. > > This continued until I shut it off using the power button on the UPS. > > After work last night, I got the same result. > > I remembered something about a problem with the power button gasket, > > so I pulled the core and placed a small portion of a "sticky note" on > > the inside > > of the case over the button. > > This seemed to fix the problem until this evening when it acted up > > again, but > > only once. > > Am I on the right track here but need a different "gasket material"? > > I have been in contact with the closest authorized dealer, but of > > course, > > they want me to bring bring it in so that they can diagnose the problem > > at a considerable cost. > > Any thoughts would be appreciated. > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Bob > > -- J.C. Webber III Technical Lead, Unix System Administrator jcw at kingoblio.com www.kingoblio.com Please, if you use Windows, do not add my address to your Address Book. I do not wish to be spammed or have my email address hijacked by a virus and used for fraudulent purposes. Thank you. If you use a Mac, never mind. Mac's don't get viruses.