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PC wont turn on after adding new cpu
Hello, I've seen many variations of this problem,
but none quite the same. I upgraded from an AMD64 3200+ (singe core) to a AMD64 4200 x2 (dual core) . When I shutdown windows and later on try to start the pc, the only thing that happens is the power LED lights up. No fan, HD or other activity. Power supply is an Antec Truepower 430W. I'm using no add on cards, motherboard audio,video and nic (Biostar geforce 6100 M9) 2 HD, 2 optical drives. But if I switch off at the power supply, wait 10 seconds, turn on again - it will now start normally from the front switch as if nothing had happened. What do you infer from this behavior? Thanks, Dave |
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PC wont turn on after adding new cpu
In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt dave xnet
wrote: Hello, I've seen many variations of this problem, but none quite the same. I upgraded from an AMD64 3200+ (singe core) to a AMD64 4200 x2 (dual core) . When I shutdown windows and later on try to start the pc, the only thing that happens is the power LED lights up. No fan, HD or other activity. Power supply is an Antec Truepower 430W. I'm using no add on cards, motherboard audio,video and nic (Biostar geforce 6100 M9) 2 HD, 2 optical drives. But if I switch off at the power supply, wait 10 seconds, turn on again - it will now start normally from the front switch as if nothing had happened. What do you infer from this behavior? Thanks, Dave I'd try a different power-supply myself. Having a spare known-good PSU is *always* a good idea anyway. -- _____ / ' / â„¢ ,-/-, __ __. ____ /_ (_/ / (_(_/|_/ / _/ _ |
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PC wont turn on after adding new cpu
On Sun, 20 May 2007 22:59:43 -0500, Frank McCoy
wrote: In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt dave xnet wrote: Hello, I've seen many variations of this problem, but none quite the same. I upgraded from an AMD64 3200+ (singe core) to a AMD64 4200 x2 (dual core) . When I shutdown windows and later on try to start the pc, the only thing that happens is the power LED lights up. No fan, HD or other activity. Power supply is an Antec Truepower 430W. I'm using no add on cards, motherboard audio,video and nic (Biostar geforce 6100 M9) 2 HD, 2 optical drives. But if I switch off at the power supply, wait 10 seconds, turn on again - it will now start normally from the front switch as if nothing had happened. What do you infer from this behavior? Thanks, Dave I'd try a different power-supply myself. Having a spare known-good PSU is *always* a good idea anyway. Well this was a "known-good" PS until I put in this cpu about 3 weeks ago! Only 9 months old, possibly some warranty left, (I'll have to check Antec's site) In the meantime I have also sent an email to Antec tech support and described the problem there - let's see what the response is. The OEM cpu comes with a 30 day warranty of which there are about 5 days left. I may call that vendor to see if they have any idea. I don't want to be in a situation where the PS is good and the cpu has a problem, because the cpu 30 warranty period clock is ticking... Thanks, Dave H. |
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PC wont turn on after adding new cpu
Could be any part of the power supply system, or could be .... well
this is why numbers from a 3.5 digit multimeter are necessary to obtain useful replies. Two minutes would answer your questions immediately. Without those numbers, every suggestion will only be speculation. Two minute procedure was posted as "When your computer dies without warning....." starting 6 Feb 2007 in the newsgroup alt.windows-xp at: http://tinyurl.com/yvf9vh In your case, most important are voltages on purple, green, and gray wires before and when power switch is pressed; and immediately after computer powers off in a 'no yet restartable' state. What does that behavior imply? A power supply controller problem which is another component of a power supply 'system'. Your responses will only be as useful as information posted. Two minutes with a tool that is sold even in K-mart. On May 20, 11:20 pm, dave xnet wrote: Hello, I've seen many variations of this problem, but none quite the same. I upgraded from an AMD64 3200+ (singe core) to a AMD64 4200 x2 (dual core) . When I shutdown windows and later on try to start the pc, the only thing that happens is the power LED lights up. No fan, HD or other activity.Power supplyis an Antec Truepower 430W. I'm using no add on cards, motherboard audio,video and nic (Biostar geforce 6100 M9) 2 HD, 2 optical drives. But if I switch off at thepower supply, wait 10 seconds, turn on again - it will now start normally from the front switch as if nothing had happened. What do you infer from this behavior? |
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PC wont turn on after adding new cpu
dave xnet wrote:
" What do you infer from this behavior? " Might seem like a PSU problem, but have you tried updating the BIOS to the latest one? http://www.biostar.com.tw/support/bi...206100-M9&key= |
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PC wont turn on after adding new cpu
In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt dave xnet
wrote: On Sun, 20 May 2007 22:59:43 -0500, Frank McCoy wrote: In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt dave xnet wrote: Hello, I've seen many variations of this problem, but none quite the same. I upgraded from an AMD64 3200+ (singe core) to a AMD64 4200 x2 (dual core) . When I shutdown windows and later on try to start the pc, the only thing that happens is the power LED lights up. No fan, HD or other activity. Power supply is an Antec Truepower 430W. I'm using no add on cards, motherboard audio,video and nic (Biostar geforce 6100 M9) 2 HD, 2 optical drives. But if I switch off at the power supply, wait 10 seconds, turn on again - it will now start normally from the front switch as if nothing had happened. What do you infer from this behavior? Thanks, Dave I'd try a different power-supply myself. Having a spare known-good PSU is *always* a good idea anyway. Well this was a "known-good" PS until I put in this cpu about 3 weeks ago! Only 9 months old, possibly some warranty left, (I'll have to check Antec's site) The new CPU might have put extra stress on the PSU; causing it to fail. And yes, I've seen power-supplies fail in far less time than that. Like I said, I'd BUY a new power-supply; then, if the old one *is* bad, I'd return it under warranty (though most warranties are only 90 days.) If bad and warranted, then you'd have a good spare (which I recommend anyway). If good, then you'd have a spare. If bad and *not* warranted, I'd still recommend buying an extra one. There's nothing as completely annoying as having a commonly fragile yet comparatively inexpensive part (Like a power-supply) go bad when you need it most and can't get to a store to replace the thing. In the meantime I have also sent an email to Antec tech support and described the problem there - let's see what the response is. The OEM cpu comes with a 30 day warranty of which there are about 5 days left. I may call that vendor to see if they have any idea. I don't want to be in a situation where the PS is good and the cpu has a problem, because the cpu 30 warranty period clock is ticking... I doubt VERY much if it's the CPU. The motherboard itself would be far more likely; and I don't suspect that either. Too many other suspects. Video-board, Disks, memory .... So *many* things that can make a PSU shut down in the manner you describe. But the power-supply is by *far* the most likely suspect; especially after having installed a CPU that puts a much bigger load on it. MY guess is that the PSU isn't exactly BAD, per-se; just a bit underpowered for your new CPU. -- _____ / ' / â„¢ ,-/-, __ __. ____ /_ (_/ / (_(_/|_/ / _/ _ |
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PC wont turn on after adding new cpu
On Mon, 21 May 2007 13:22:06 +0100, Cuzman wrote:
dave xnet wrote: " What do you infer from this behavior? " Might seem like a PSU problem, but have you tried updating the BIOS to the latest one? http://www.biostar.com.tw/support/bi...206100-M9&key= Yes already have the 222 BIOS thanks anyway. Dave |
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PC wont turn on after adding new cpu
On 20 May 2007 22:33:50 -0700, w_tom wrote:
Could be any part of the power supply system, or could be .... well this is why numbers from a 3.5 digit multimeter are necessary to obtain useful replies. Two minutes would answer your questions immediately. Without those numbers, every suggestion will only be speculation. Two minute procedure was posted as "When your computer dies without warning....." starting 6 Feb 2007 in the newsgroup alt.windows-xp at: http://tinyurl.com/yvf9vh In your case, most important are voltages on purple, green, and gray wires before and when power switch is pressed; and immediately after computer powers off in a 'no yet restartable' state. What does that behavior imply? A power supply controller problem which is another component of a power supply 'system'. Your responses will only be as useful as information posted. Two minutes with a tool that is sold even in K-mart. I took a look at the kmart website, since I 'm not familiar with digital volt meters. Do you meen the Craftsman Digital Multimeter with AC Voltage Detector for $24.99. Kmart item# 9990000031937611 Mfr. model# 31937611 I'll pick one up today and post back in here. On May 20, 11:20 pm, dave xnet wrote: Hello, I've seen many variations of this problem, but none quite the same. I upgraded from an AMD64 3200+ (singe core) to a AMD64 4200 x2 (dual core) . When I shutdown windows and later on try to start the pc, the only thing that happens is the power LED lights up. No fan, HD or other activity.Power supplyis an Antec Truepower 430W. I'm using no add on cards, motherboard audio,video and nic (Biostar geforce 6100 M9) 2 HD, 2 optical drives. But if I switch off at thepower supply, wait 10 seconds, turn on again - it will now start normally from the front switch as if nothing had happened. What do you infer from this behavior? |
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PC wont turn on after adding new cpu
On Mon, 21 May 2007 10:21:33 -0500, Frank McCoy
wrote: snip But if I switch off at the power supply, wait 10 seconds, turn on again - it will now start normally from the front switch as if nothing had happened. What do you infer from this behavior? Thanks, Dave I'd try a different power-supply myself. Having a spare known-good PSU is *always* a good idea anyway. Well this was a "known-good" PS until I put in this cpu about 3 weeks ago! Only 9 months old, possibly some warranty left, (I'll have to check Antec's site) The new CPU might have put extra stress on the PSU; causing it to fail. And yes, I've seen power-supplies fail in far less time than that. Like I said, I'd BUY a new power-supply; then, if the old one *is* bad, I'd return it under warranty (though most warranties are only 90 days.) If bad and warranted, then you'd have a good spare (which I recommend anyway). If good, then you'd have a spare. If bad and *not* warranted, I'd still recommend buying an extra one. There's nothing as completely annoying as having a commonly fragile yet comparatively inexpensive part (Like a power-supply) go bad when you need it most and can't get to a store to replace the thing. In the meantime I have also sent an email to Antec tech support and described the problem there - let's see what the response is. The OEM cpu comes with a 30 day warranty of which there are about 5 days left. I may call that vendor to see if they have any idea. I don't want to be in a situation where the PS is good and the cpu has a problem, because the cpu 30 warranty period clock is ticking... I doubt VERY much if it's the CPU. The motherboard itself would be far more likely; and I don't suspect that either. Too many other suspects. Video-board, Disks, memory .... So *many* things that can make a PSU shut down in the manner you describe. But the power-supply is by *far* the most likely suspect; especially after having installed a CPU that puts a much bigger load on it. MY guess is that the PSU isn't exactly BAD, per-se; just a bit underpowered for your new CPU. This is the thing - does the new cpu put a bigger load? According to AMD's info they both consume 89W. Is there someother "load" Dave |
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PC wont turn on after adding new cpu
dave xnet wrote:
On Sun, 20 May 2007 22:59:43 -0500, Frank McCoy wrote: In alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt dave xnet wrote: Hello, I've seen many variations of this problem, but none quite the same. I upgraded from an AMD64 3200+ (singe core) to a AMD64 4200 x2 (dual core) . When I shutdown windows and later on try to start the pc, the only thing that happens is the power LED lights up. No fan, HD or other activity. Power supply is an Antec Truepower 430W. I'm using no add on cards, motherboard audio,video and nic (Biostar geforce 6100 M9) 2 HD, 2 optical drives. But if I switch off at the power supply, wait 10 seconds, turn on again - it will now start normally from the front switch as if nothing had happened. What do you infer from this behavior? Thanks, Dave I'd try a different power-supply myself. Having a spare known-good PSU is *always* a good idea anyway. Well this was a "known-good" PS until I put in this cpu about 3 weeks ago! Only 9 months old, possibly some warranty left, (I'll have to check Antec's site) In the meantime I have also sent an email to Antec tech support and described the problem there - let's see what the response is. The OEM cpu comes with a 30 day warranty of which there are about 5 days left. I may call that vendor to see if they have any idea. I don't want to be in a situation where the PS is good and the cpu has a problem, because the cpu 30 warranty period clock is ticking... Thanks, Dave H. Is the motherboard an Asrock by any chance? I've had two of them in the past. Anytime you make a change in BIOS settings or a major change like you did the board requires you to switch off the PSU and then back on again. Not sure if it's just a fluke with the boards or it's a built in protection thing. I learned this by reading the overclockers forums in the Asrock MB section. There may be other brands of boards that do the same thing. I'm not sure. But if it's an Asrock it's working fine. Bob |
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