To start or not to start My home-pc got very lazy. The pc refuses to start-up right away when i push the start button. Procedure: - push start button: pc works for 0,05 seconds and stops, pc does nothing when i push the power button again - pull power cord out of PSU - push start button: pc works for 0,05 seconds and stops, pc does nothing when i push the power button again - pull power cord out of PSU - repeat these 2 steps from 5 to 20 times - ... then it suddenly works My guess: or PSU or mobo What's your guess ? |
No other psu to test? |
1) Loose main connector (20-pin) 2) PSU cable (happened to me - cable turned bad) 3) Loose or intermittent reset or mobo s/w connection 4) PSU replacement 5) Mobo |
PSU/mobo, start with PSU, if you need a spare to test with give me a shout |
Or, could be dozens more reasons and dozens more replies:) Found a dog hair stuck in between CPU pin once causing the same f_cking problem:) Honest. |
did you open the PC up and reseated all PCI cards & removed dust? can also be caused by a short circuit |
Molto graci for your answers and offers PC is air dusted every 2 months approx, power cable properly seated, fiddled with cables while pc was running -> no problems, no dogs or cats, just chickens and one goldfish I'll start with a new spare psu from work. Haven't got any spare one's here after a lightning killed 2 (two !) of them at my house. Sidenote: lightning also killed a wireless router, a vcr and an adsl plug. |
the goldfish survived the lighting strike? you don't have lighting-deflector on house (or something like that) |
I buried a six-foot copper rod into the ground from the main; the lightning came thu the phone line and did not kill my dog. |
I live at approx 300 meters from a 150 meter high television antenna. Still lightning stroke very nearby during the night (wife and i jumped 1 meter high out of bed), main surge (correct term ?) blew immediatly. Only damage is descibed above, all fubar appliances are from different rooms ... no logic |
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DON'T ;) :D |
It sounds like your PSU is going to die!!! Try a different PSU. |
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Re-installed psu in home-pc: no problems anymore ... tried turning it on and off 3 times ... no hiccups ... for now. I might have to call the electricity firm as i discovered the 220V we should be getting, fluctuates between 200V and 220V. That may have caused the pc not to start. To be continued |
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