For my recent vacation to Colorado, I assembled a shoebox PC based on a Shuttle ST20G5 barebone box to use as an EVDO (broadband wireless) to 802.11g (Wifi) router, so that I would have good internet connectivity. I used a Novatel U720 USB modem with Sprint EVDO service, a D-Link WDA-2320 PCI 802.11g card with a separate ANT24-0700 7dBi omnidirectional antenna, and Fedora Core 6 Linux.
I packed it in a Shuttle carrying bag, boxed it with bubble-wrap, then double-boxed it with more bubble-wrap, and shipped it to Colorado by Fedex. It worked great while I was there. I repacked it the same way, and shipped it back to California via Fedex ground.
The packaging showed no sign of mistreatment, but now the Shuttle won’t power up properly. It starts to power up, displays the BIOS splash screen, but powers itself off before getting any further. The fans are spinning, so the fan connectors haven’t come loose. I opened it up and didn’t see anything amiss, so I’m not sure why it’s shutting down so early in the startup process.