startup problems

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Jim

hello. recently if I shut off my pc I have a lot of troubles getting it
started again.

It will begin to fire up and then just shut back down. On tries after
that I get no resposne at all. We left it off the whole night and
amazingly it started up. once its going I have no problems about it
shutting off.

does this sound like it could be a power supply problem?

thanks
 
Jim said:
hello. recently if I shut off my pc I have a lot of troubles getting it
started again.

It will begin to fire up and then just shut back down. On tries after that
I get no resposne at all. We left it off the whole night and amazingly it
started up. once its going I have no problems about it shutting off.

does this sound like it could be a power supply problem?

thanks
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It could be the power supply but it also could be a couple of other things
related to temperature or temperature changes.

I would power down, unplug the power cord (since some power supplies stay
partially powered on) and reseat every circuit card and memory module. With
time and age it is possible for one to build up enough (invisible to the
eye) corrosion on the contacts.

Another thing to check is to see if all of the fans are starting when you
power on the system. A stuck fan might be drawing too much power and cause
a power supply to shut down.

I have also seen a weak or dying motherboard battery cause similar problems.
 
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