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Answer» Regards,
I opened the topic because I'm more freaked because of the extreme stupidity that bother me. That's why I decided to speak to you in the hope that I would somehow be able to solve a problem.
The problem is as :
The other day I gathered some parts of the computer something I have bought some and made a solid computer, everything works nicely just bothers me a single catch. When turning on computer the power cord to the power supply and I want to press the power switch. The computer starts to turning on nice 2 sec, then paused 1-2 sec (all coolers that started spinning stop and begin to turning off ) and then computer starting to turn on just normal and the system is normally rises and everything works normally.
Once again, turn off the computer, reset it or anything computer turns on normally without it stopping, until you pull out the power cord from the power supply and plug it back after a few seconds, then stops again in seconds and then continue as normal.
Now that bothers me to freak out, I know that the little things but I can not take it, all I was trying of course immediately Power supply was my first pick, thought of as the most logical solution because I am aware that it is not good power supply, but when I put another 400w though as strong as it it were same problem.
So I take of and graphics, and all the optical drive and hard drive and memory. Left only the processor and the motherboard powering by power supply and the same happened again while turning on, coolers started to turn on and then stopped spinning again later after few sec everything is normal, because now I do not think the power supply is the problem., because is no possible to power supply is to week to powered by only the processor and motherboard, without any other components.
Configuration of my PC : AMD x4 2.2 ghz, 2gb Ram, 80gb hd, dvd, and NVIDIA 210 graphic card
Someone please HELP me SAD and sorry for my bad englishWelcome. You are not the most stupid. I am, and have been for along time.
About your power off/om problem. You have already done the diagnostics or testsw needed. You have found that some part of your computer is taking too much power when you turn it on.
The power supply was made to deal with this problem. It will shut down and restart when power limit is exceeded. The power supply is doing what it must do.
Here are the two most likely things that cause excessive power at start up.
1. A hard drive that has a diary spindle bearing. The hard drive must be repaird or replaced. 2. An electrolytic capacitor on the motherboard that is at the end of life. There is no easy way to prove this. A technician has to use special tools to isolate this problem. The capacitor has to be replaced.
In either case, you have already found the temporary solution. You just keep starting the computer until l it becomes stable. There is no verified proof that this wail damage the other parts of the computer. So you may just ignore it if you wish. This is often called stupid. But I do it anyway. It works for me.
However, Windows does not don well with computers with this bad behavior. Eventually Windows will create a ERROR and the Windows System software will have to be repaired.
One alternative is to have a dual-boot system. The reduces the damage done by a power supply the re cycles because of a high power surge at start up.
And yes, I know what I am talking about. I be be stupid. But I know what I know. From another forum, here is a similar post. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/260625-28-computer-shuts-seconds But I still say my answer is better.
Thanks mate, its good reply... Im thinking too, that electrolytic capacitor on the motherboard is at the end of life. But i would see what will be when i buy new PSU ... You can buy a multimeter for about the price of a power supply. However, capacitor testing is not always an EXACT science, electrolytes can change behavior will voltage.
Here is a reference: how to test electrolytic capacitors on motherboard The above is a collection of videos by bung. A lot of information. Not tall truly accurate. It is possible to replace a bad capacitor without destroying the motherboard. Special tools are needed.This problem is known as a "cold boot issue". It can be caused by several things. The troubleshooting you've done is a good start. I would recommend updating the BIOS to the latest version to begin with, as that can often help with this problem.This behavior can sometimes be indicative of RAM that is not fully supported by your motherboard at stock settings. The computer tries to boot, detects an issue and reboots to try different settings. In some cases you may see the system do this more than once depending on how many tries it takes before it finds settings that allow your PC to boot. When you power the PC off fully, these temporary settings are lost because they have not been saved to the CMOS, but rather were only temporarily set to give you an opportunity to get the system up and running and set the proper settings for your RAM from within the BIOS. This may explain why the issue repeats after powering the system off and starting it up again.
Did you check if your motherboard officially supports your RAM before buying? It could be that this is the issue that you are dealing with. For this reason, I agree with Calum and second the suggestion of upgrading the BIOS as a first step. Newer BIOS versions often introduce native compatibility with a broader variety of hardware. It might solve the problem.
Failing that, you can try setting the manufacturer recommended voltage, speed, and timings for your RAM in the BIOS to see if you can get the system to COOPERATE with your RAM. Again, this is assuming that this is the issue in the first place. Remember that it's just something to try, and I am by no means certain about it.
If you have more than one stick of RAM, you can also try running the system with just one stick of RAM in, and see if the problem persists.
Good luck getting it sorted out.
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