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dOuGiE2K4
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 3:59 am: | |
When i go to start my computer, the power led on the front of the case will flick on for about 1/2 a second and then go off again. to start it i have to take off the cover of the case and then usually after 4-5 tries it boots up without any problems. I tried disconnecting 1 hdd and 1 cd-rw after shutting it down just there now and it booted first time. Then i reconnected the components and it booted first time as well. I think it booted because it was still warm from being on. But i still dont know what is causing the problem or how to fix it.
PC:
AMD Athlon XP 2500-M @ 3200
Abit NF7-S
2 HDDs - 1 160gb 1 40gb
768 TwinMOS DDR 400 Ram
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro @ 9700 Pro
AOpen CRW5224 CDRW
Pioneer DVR-105 DVDRW
Q-Tec 550W Gold Dual Fan Psu |
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Username: Es
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 8:07 pm: | |
What happens if you try the reset instead of powering on and off until it starts? |
c s hare
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 9:59 pm: | |
first, check the power supply: if it's not a minimum of 350W, get another one (they're cheap enough).
if the problem still occurs with the new p/s, unplug EVERYTHING from the motherboard except the RAM and CPU, see if it starts up. if it doesn't, move the RAM sticks around and see if that helps. if it does, then you have hinky RAM. if it doesn't, then try swapping out the RAM. if that doesn't fix it, the problem lies with the motherboard or CPU.
if it starts okay, plug in the video card and reboot, then add components one at a time (rebooting between each one) until the problem repeats.
if the problem doesn't happen and your machine is fully assembled, then one of your cards wasn't seated properly.
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c s hare
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 31, 2004 - 10:08 pm: | |
first, check the power supply: if it's not a minimum of 350W, get another one (they're cheap enough).
if the problem still occurs with the new p/s, unplug EVERYTHING from the motherboard except the RAM and CPU, see if it starts up. if it doesn't, move the RAM sticks around and see if that helps. if it does, then you have hinky RAM. if it doesn't, then try swapping out the RAM. if that doesn't fix it, the problem lies with the motherboard or CPU.
if it starts okay, plug in the video card and reboot, then add components one at a time (rebooting between each one) until the problem repeats.
if the problem doesn't happen and your machine is fully assembled, then one of your cards wasn't seated properly.
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dOuGiE2K4
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 1, 2004 - 6:53 am: | |
it seems i have to leave it plugged in for a short time before i am able to switch it on. What could this be? btw my psu is 550w so it should be more than enough |
rockrobster
| | Posted on Friday, September 3, 2004 - 8:24 pm: | |
The first thing I'd worry about is your electrical ground. Is the outlet your plugged into providing ample power with a correct ground?
(aka: if you lick-n-lay your forearm on the metal frame, can you feel voltage?). A power supply is only as good as it's source...
Rob |
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