Try checking the power supply, swap in another one from a different pc. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Mark Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 10:50 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Installation failure On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Eero Volotinen <eero.volotinen at iki.fi> wrote: > 2011/3/11 Mark <mhullrich at gmail.com>: >> I'm trying to reinstall CentOS on a machine I've reconditioned for it, > > is it really working? check for broken memory chips and so.. > The memory was working perfectly before I put it into this boc (came out of another one that's been running for months). >> but for reasons I can't fathom, when the installation disk comes up >> and prompts for the install type, and I type either <enter> (graphics >> isntall) or "linux text"<enter>, after it loads the initrd image, the >> machine shuts off. >> >> It's an older machine I built myself (and ran CentOS on for a number >> of years), AMD Athlon 64 x2, 2GB of memory, 2 SATA hard drives, ECS >> GE6100PM-M2 motherboard. > > What error messages it displays? > None - the dots print out, then the screen goes black and the machine shuts off. _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1497/3499 - Release Date: 03/10/11