A computer components & hardware forum. HardwareBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » HardwareBanter forum » General Hardware & Peripherals » General
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

No power light or boot starting with ATX switch. Reset starts it fine?



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old July 13th 03, 06:45 AM
Wayne Morgan
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default No power light or boot starting with ATX switch. Reset starts it fine?

I would try the power supply first. I'm guessing it can't handle everything starting at
once anymore. Once the fans and drives are spinning, you press the reset button and there
is just enough power left for the motherboard to react to the reset.

--
Wayne Morgan


"Some One" wrote in message
. ca...
Hey all!

Weird problem that the wifes PC just started having...

When you press the power button on the front of the PC, the fans all
start spinning, but the power light does not come on and the PC does
not boot. If you press the reset button, the power light comes on and
the PC then boots.

- There have been no changes to the PC
- This happens whether the system has been off for twelve hours or
running for twelve hours (cold or hot)
- MSI K7T Turbo v3.0 with raid mainboard
- Mid grade power supply
- Matrox G550 video card driving two monitors
- 1 Gig of PC133 SDRam (2 x 512Meg)
- Two 40Gig Seagate hard drives on the RAID controller
- CDRW and DVDRom
- AMD XP2000+ processor
- Latest BIOS
- MS DSS80 USB speakers
- Hauppage USB TV tuner

I'm suspecting failing mainboard or power supply, but this sounds like
"one of those things" that just happens for a while and will
eventually go away (or break completely).

Thanks!




  #2  
Old July 13th 03, 02:39 PM
Newt
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

How big is your PS? Might consider getting a new larger one...........
"Wayne Morgan" wrote in message
.com...
I would try the power supply first. I'm guessing it can't handle

everything starting at
once anymore. Once the fans and drives are spinning, you press the reset

button and there
is just enough power left for the motherboard to react to the reset.

--
Wayne Morgan


"Some One" wrote in message
. ca...
Hey all!

Weird problem that the wifes PC just started having...

When you press the power button on the front of the PC, the fans all
start spinning, but the power light does not come on and the PC does
not boot. If you press the reset button, the power light comes on and
the PC then boots.

- There have been no changes to the PC
- This happens whether the system has been off for twelve hours or
running for twelve hours (cold or hot)
- MSI K7T Turbo v3.0 with raid mainboard
- Mid grade power supply
- Matrox G550 video card driving two monitors
- 1 Gig of PC133 SDRam (2 x 512Meg)
- Two 40Gig Seagate hard drives on the RAID controller
- CDRW and DVDRom
- AMD XP2000+ processor
- Latest BIOS
- MS DSS80 USB speakers
- Hauppage USB TV tuner

I'm suspecting failing mainboard or power supply, but this sounds like
"one of those things" that just happens for a while and will
eventually go away (or break completely).

Thanks!






  #3  
Old July 14th 03, 05:25 AM
do_not_spam_me
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default

"Some One" wrote in message .ca...

Weird problem that the wifes PC just started having...

- This happens whether the system has been off for twelve hours or
running for twelve hours (cold or hot)
- MSI K7T Turbo v3.0 with raid mainboard
- Mid grade power supply
- Matrox G550 video card driving two monitors
- 1 Gig of PC133 SDRam (2 x 512Meg)
- Two 40Gig Seagate hard drives on the RAID controller
- CDRW and DVDRom
- AMD XP2000+ processor


A "mid grade" power supply would be something like Enermax, Topower,
Enlight, or anything by Sirtec (incl. Vantec, Thermaltake). Bottom
grade would include any of the brands from Leadman (incl. Powmax,
Robanton, Raidmax) or Deer (incl. Allied, Codegen, L&C, Mercury,
Foxconn). Top grade would include Antec TruePower (or Channel Well
ADP or ASP series), HEC/Heroichi, and FSP (Fortron, Powerman, Sparkle,
Trend, Aopen), but since if your motherboard has only the 20-pin power
connector, you can also use older models available on the surplus
market that sell under brands like Delta, Astec, NMB, and Lite-On.

I think the power supply is marginal and is reaching full voltage too
late for the load, especially since it's running 4 disk drives. Any
good 300W power supply should be sufficient for your system, but not
every supply rated for 300W can put out 300W.
 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Dual Boot, How? Paul \(Erie\) General 1 June 24th 03 04:36 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:35 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 HardwareBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.