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#2901095 - 11/14/09 10:47 PM
Help, my PC won't post the first time
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Registered: 02/04/01
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Loc: Calgary, AB, Canada
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1) So I turn on my PC today. No beep, drives, fans, everything running.
2) If I turn off the power and turn it on again very quick. Sometimes my PC will boot to windows and then I can use it with no problem.
3) Another thing is, I tried to restart windows (shutdown option). Windows will shutdown correctly. After that, my PC will not post and got no beep.
I was hoping it is the PSU. But it does look like it is the motherboard (point #3).
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#2901153 - 11/15/09 04:29 AM
Re: Help, my PC won't post the first time
[Re: mucat]
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Lifer
Registered: 01/02/01
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Loc: Vienna, 2nd rock left.
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#2901289 - 11/15/09 08:56 AM
Re: Help, my PC won't post the first time
[Re: RSColonel_131st]
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Loc: Calgary, AB, Canada
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Gigabyte GA-M55PLUS-S3G F13
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HDD x2
Enermax EG565P-VE
XFX 4870 1GB
LG Blu-ray writer
OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold 1GB x2
The only recent change is the video card but that was a month ago at least.
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#2901291 - 11/15/09 08:59 AM
Re: Help, my PC won't post the first time
[Re: mucat]
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Lifer
Registered: 01/02/01
Posts: 20525
Loc: Vienna, 2nd rock left.
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Some of the new HD5850 do the same. The card isn't properly powered up at start so the screen stays blank. I've not heard that about the 4870 but it's a possibility.
Test with a different (old) card.
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#2901475 - 11/15/09 04:01 PM
Re: Help, my PC won't post the first time
[Re: RSColonel_131st]
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Registered: 02/04/01
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Loc: Calgary, AB, Canada
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I removed the 4870 and try to use the onboard video. Power up the PC and got the same no beep and no screen (even with the onboard video). Try quick power off and on. I think I boot into windows sometimes but since I cannot see, I dont know. It seems like it is either the motherboard or PSU because they are the oldest components in my machine.
Oh, I cannot warm boot with the onboard video also.
Edited by mucat (11/15/09 04:04 PM)
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#2901483 - 11/15/09 04:20 PM
Re: Help, my PC won't post the first time
[Re: mucat]
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Loc: Calgary, AB, Canada
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Oh, my bad. I have to click a button on my LCD to switch from HDMI to VGA. So with the onboard video, I can boot into windows successfully everything.
So it seems like it is my PSU.
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#2901504 - 11/15/09 04:53 PM
Re: Help, my PC won't post the first time
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Clear CMOS Might e a Bad ACPI Setting,
Try a Different PSU, could be bad Voltages.
Try re-seating everything, could be a short somewhere, Attn to the PSU 12V Rail, Power and reset switches
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#2901597 - 11/15/09 09:04 PM
Re: Help, my PC won't post the first time
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Registered: 02/04/01
Posts: 1158
Loc: Calgary, AB, Canada
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I tried CMOS clear, same problem.
The strange thing is, nothing has been changed for my PC since August (installed 4870) and I have been using it everyday since. Now, it looks like it might be the PSU because onboard video works fine.
Edited by mucat (11/15/09 09:04 PM)
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#2901679 - 11/16/09 02:09 AM
Re: Help, my PC won't post the first time
[Re: mucat]
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Lifer
Registered: 01/02/01
Posts: 20525
Loc: Vienna, 2nd rock left.
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What kind of PSU?
I still think it's the card and not the PSU, but certainly easy to test if you can get hold of a different power supply.
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#2901812 - 11/16/09 07:06 AM
Re: Help, my PC won't post the first time
[Re: RSColonel_131st]
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Registered: 02/04/01
Posts: 1158
Loc: Calgary, AB, Canada
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Enermax EG565P-VE 535-watt.
Ok, so maybe it is the videocard?
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