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05-22-2007, 02:19 PM
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Wont boot up only on reset
When I try to boot up the hard drives come on and all I get is a black screen. If I press Reset on the tower all is good. Can you help me with that?
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05-23-2007, 09:16 PM
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Anyone?
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05-24-2007, 03:42 AM
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Not sure why but something in the back of my head finds this familiar, it sounds like a switching fault in the PSU, have you got another PSU you can swap in to test?
Have you tried the obvious BIOS reset?
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05-24-2007, 06:45 AM
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Sorry what is PSU? Will try BIOS reset and let you know... Thanks |
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05-24-2007, 06:49 AM
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PSU = Power Supply
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05-24-2007, 08:13 AM
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Well did the Bios reset and so far so good
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05-24-2007, 08:28 AM
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Excellent, nice cheap solution if it does the job.
edit...just a thought, try leaving it unplugged from the mains electricity over night, then the next time you boot it up check the clock and date settings, if they are wrong you may have a faulty motherboard battery. Last edited by rjfvillarosa; 05-24-2007 at 08:31 AM. |
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05-24-2007, 10:29 AM
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Dern it's back again
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05-24-2007, 01:25 PM
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Can you tell me in detail what you did to reset the BIOS and what you did before and after the problem came back?
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05-24-2007, 08:24 PM
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Well i reset Bios to normal or stock settings, then I changed the Bios to my specs for booting up and stuff. That's all. The problem never went away |
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05-25-2007, 03:39 AM
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Thats a pity John.
Do you have access to a spare power supply you can swap in just to test? |
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05-25-2007, 06:26 AM
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 Oh and my power sup is only a year old |
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05-25-2007, 06:28 AM
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What make and model is your power supply?
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05-25-2007, 06:34 AM
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ThermalTake TT420AD 420Watts ATX/
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05-25-2007, 06:45 AM
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That is a good quality power supply, it will be a shame if it has let you down.
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