Hi.

Until recently, my desktop (XP Pro SP2) has been functioning
flawlessly, which it still is, except for one slight anomaly.
Whenever I first turn it on, it looks and sounds as though it is going
through a regular startup... fans, lights... etc., except that the
monitor remains black (yellow light) and it doesn't POST. However,
once I press the reset button and the comp restarts, everything is
fine. I can work on it with no problems whatsoever... complete
functionality.

I don't know what good they are, but I have been using a motherboard/
cpu monitor as well as a HDD monitor and everything is running tiptop.

If anyone has a clue as to what this could be, I would appreciate the
assistance. It's no big deal rebooting the machine evry day, it's
just the underlying fear that something bad is lying in wait.

Thanks very much.

-Danielle.

l_etoile wrote:
> Until recently, my desktop (XP Pro SP2) has been functioning
> flawlessly, which it still is, except for one slight anomaly.
> Whenever I first turn it on, it looks and sounds as though it is
> going through a regular startup... fans, lights... etc., except
> that the monitor remains black (yellow light) and it doesn't POST.
> However, once I press the reset button and the comp restarts,
> everything is fine. I can work on it with no problems
> whatsoever... complete functionality.
>
> I don't know what good they are, but I have been using a
> motherboard/ cpu monitor as well as a HDD monitor and everything is
> running tiptop.
>
> If anyone has a clue as to what this could be, I would appreciate
> the assistance. It's no big deal rebooting the machine evry day,
> it's just the underlying fear that something bad is lying in wait.

Turn off the computer...
Remove ALL USB devices (except keyboard/mouse if those are USB) and turn it
on. If it works - try it a few more times.
If it does not (or you don't have any USB devices - or only a usb keyboard
and/or mouse - no other devices (hub, etc)) - let us know.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Until recently, my desktop (XP Pro SP2) has been functioning
> flawlessly, which it still is, except for one slight anomaly.
> Whenever I first turn it on, it looks and sounds as though it is going
> through a regular startup... fans, lights... etc., except that the
> monitor remains black (yellow light) and it doesn't POST. However,
> once I press the reset button and the comp restarts, everything is
> fine. I can work on it with no problems whatsoever... complete
> functionality.

If the system hangs prior to the POST, this is not a Windows issue. This
might be either a hardware or firmware (BIOS) issue instead. If things
get worse, contact the vendor or the manufacturer's tech support.

--
d-d

If it's not a USB issue per Shenan's post inspect the motherboard for bad
capacitors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

Scroll down to symptoms and look at the list. The top of the list is: "Not
turning on all the time; having to hit reset or try turning the computer on
again"

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


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news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi.
>
> Until recently, my desktop (XP Pro SP2) has been functioning
> flawlessly, which it still is, except for one slight anomaly.
> Whenever I first turn it on, it looks and sounds as though it is going
> through a regular startup... fans, lights... etc., except that the
> monitor remains black (yellow light) and it doesn't POST. However,
> once I press the reset button and the comp restarts, everything is
> fine. I can work on it with no problems whatsoever... complete
> functionality.
>
> I don't know what good they are, but I have been using a motherboard/
> cpu monitor as well as a HDD monitor and everything is running tiptop.
>
> If anyone has a clue as to what this could be, I would appreciate the
> assistance. It's no big deal rebooting the machine evry day, it's
> just the underlying fear that something bad is lying in wait.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> -Danielle.
>

Hi all.

Just a follow-up to all your quick replies.

I turned off the computer, disconnected all non-essential USB devices
and then re-started with NO problem... it fired up as it had in the
past. I then went through the process of turning off and on the
computer all the while adding another device as I went along. Once I
had my scanner and camera dock reconnected, it left two remaining
devices which I didn't even bother with (for the moment). I'm quite
happy with things the way they are.

I really appreciate the help.

Thanks very much to one and all

Take care.

-Danielle.