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el_benno · 23-02-08, 09:07 PM

We had a power cut this morning and when the elec came back on, my Surfboard 5100 wouldnt power up (no lights or anything..)
I unplugged it and left it for about 30mins..
Powered it up, the top green light came on then all went dead again..
Unplugged it again and left it for a couple of hours, just tried it again and it seems to be working fine...???
Did leaving it off for 2 hours cause it to reset?
Is there another way to reset the modem ith out leaving it turned off??

Anyway, ots working now so dont wanna jinx it anymore..

el_benno · 25-02-08, 08:11 PM

Modem turned itself off again today..
Unplugged it, then plugged it back in and the top light and two others stayed on for about 3 secs then all went off again..??
Unplugged it and left it for a bit, tried it a couple more times (tried holding down the standby button as I plugged it in; dunno if this does anything but seemed to work)
Modem finally powered up OK...

Have I got a faulty modem or is something else happening?

Any ideas??

matthew4321 · 27-02-08, 02:37 PM

its your power surplay m8 inside the modem. its just a cheap to buy a new one of flebay....

23-02-08, 09:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
el_benno Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 238 Thanks: 14 Thanked 31 Times in 20 Posts	Surfboard prob after power cut.. We had a power cut this morning and when the elec came back on, my Surfboard 5100 wouldnt power up (no lights or anything..) I unplugged it and left it for about 30mins.. Powered it up, the top green light came on then all went dead again.. Unplugged it again and left it for a couple of hours, just tried it again and it seems to be working fine...??? Did leaving it off for 2 hours cause it to reset? Is there another way to reset the modem ith out leaving it turned off?? Anyway, ots working now so dont wanna jinx it anymore..

25-02-08, 08:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
el_benno Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 238 Thanks: 14 Thanked 31 Times in 20 Posts	Re: Surfboard prob after power cut.. Modem turned itself off again today.. Unplugged it, then plugged it back in and the top light and two others stayed on for about 3 secs then all went off again..?? Unplugged it and left it for a bit, tried it a couple more times (tried holding down the standby button as I plugged it in; dunno if this does anything but seemed to work) Modem finally powered up OK... Have I got a faulty modem or is something else happening? Any ideas??

27-02-08, 02:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
matthew4321 TSOP MASTER! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 273 Thanks: 9 Thanked 55 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Surfboard prob after power cut.. its your power surplay m8 inside the modem. its just a cheap to buy a new one of flebay....

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