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Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - Hardware / Software - What does it mean when a computer won't turn on for a while and then will later start working again? | New poll | | |
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Nebetsu Mole Since: 11-17-05 From: WarKoL Last post: 6443 days Last view: 6443 days |
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Title speaks for itself. | |||
Dr_Death16 970 Since: 05-07-06 From: Iowa Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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That could be a problem with your fan/cooling system. See if your computer has problems after a long period of being on or gets really, really hot. All the while make sure that your fan is working correctly. | |||
Tarale 2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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Does it happen often?
Mine has done that before due to power issues; but pulling the power cord out for 30 seconds, and replacing it seems to resolve this. |
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leileilol Since: 05-15-06 From: PRC Last post: 6470 days Last view: 6430 days |
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Inefficient power supply. My p2 233 had gotten this alot especially when an electric fence is turned on. Usually after a blackout or so it works perfectly normal at boot. | |||
Tarale 2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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Yeah, that sounds possible. It might also mean that there's a minor problem with the power supply (as opposed to simple inefficiency by default).
When lightning struck my work building, a few power supplies got "quirky". Now a few of them will randomly decide not to turn on; only to work again later. My work machine is sometimes one of them... (Unfortunately this does not appear to be enough to lodge a Warranty call though) |
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Sweet Kassy Molassy Out of ice cream and PB. Would KILL for a milkshake right now. Since: 06-17-06 From: LoozeeAnna Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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I'd agree it's a power issue. It COULD also be due to a loose or bad cable. Take the side of the case off and jiggle all the wires next time. Also try unplugging the power supply from the wall, hitting the power button, waiting a second and then replugging and turning on as normal. | |||
Tanks Spiny Since: 06-19-06 From: Eagle Land Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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This happened to my lap top and then the battery stoppped charging...(refering to compaq help thread.) | |||
SuperLuigi64 Snifit Since: 07-22-06 From: TN My PC Specs Last post: 6524 days Last view: 6524 days |
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Mine did this before, but that was because of a massive overclocking, and the power supply blew sky high. It wasn't too good. But my old computer did something like that. I kicked it and it worked. Don't do this to your AlienWare. | |||
leileilol Since: 05-15-06 From: PRC Last post: 6470 days Last view: 6430 days |
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My p2 233's factor sucking up the juice is actually the Voodoo Banshee video card. Sticking in a s3 trio64v+ 2mb PCI instead helps the computer's voltage balances a bit and is more stable in an electronically active household. | |||
Sukasa Birdo Not quite as active as before. Xkeeper supporter Xk > ||bass I IP Banned myself! Twice! Since: 11-17-05 From: Somewhere over there Last post: 6431 days Last view: 6430 days |
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Wattage too low? That's happened to me before. before I got a bigger PSU. | |||
BMF54123 Since: 11-18-05 From: MOOGLES Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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That's almost certainly a bad PSU. The capacitors are probably dying, and need to cool down for a while before they'll retain an adequate charge (turning a computer on requires a relatively large "kick" of electricity compared to normal operation, since it has to spin up the hard drives/fans/etc.). | |||
Sukasa Birdo Not quite as active as before. Xkeeper supporter Xk > ||bass I IP Banned myself! Twice! Since: 11-17-05 From: Somewhere over there Last post: 6431 days Last view: 6430 days |
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Yeah, that's probably the case. If you've ever notied (I have), when you turn on a cmputer, it usually dims the lights a fair bit. I notice, and I actually have a room on a dedicated 30 Amp breaker, so a standard room's wiring system will most likely dim even more than mine. | |||
Tarale 2710 Affected by 'Princess Bitch-Face Syndrome' ++++!! Persona non grata Since: 11-17-05 From: Adelaide, Australia Last post: 6430 days Last view: 6430 days |
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Originally posted by BMF54123 Oooh, thanks for that explanation. I had guessed vaguely that the problem was likely related to PSU capacitors (after all, every fried PSU I've ever pulled apart has a dead capacitor as the cause), but hadn't put much thought into it further than that... That makes a lot of sense |
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SuperLuigi64 Snifit Since: 07-22-06 From: TN My PC Specs Last post: 6524 days Last view: 6524 days |
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Originally posted by TaraleOriginally posted by BMF54123 Uh oh, the dude I sold my old computer to got a "lemon". I figured that thing was on it's last legs when I put Windows XP on it 3 times in 2 weeks. |
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Nebetsu Mole Since: 11-17-05 From: WarKoL Last post: 6443 days Last view: 6443 days |
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Ok thanks guys. My GF's computer is kind of old (Pentium 2 - 266MHz). It's just a LITTLE old. | |||
rubixcuber Mole Since: 09-08-06 From: St. Louis, MO Last post: 6539 days Last view: 6539 days |
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Did the computer develop this behavior or has it had this behavior from the start? I ask because I ran into this problem working as tech support not that long ago and in that case it was being caused by flaky electricity in the building. If it's not one of the more likely problems people have already mentioned, you might try running the computer through an uninterrupted power source and see if that helps. | |||
Nebetsu Mole Since: 11-17-05 From: WarKoL Last post: 6443 days Last view: 6443 days |
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Originally posted by rubixcuber The electricity in this building is the flakiest... >> |
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