Computer boots after power supply restarts twice
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From: Christopher M. on 17 Jun 2010 20:21 "Christopher M." <no-spamcm_anon76(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:hvecjt$7gi$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > "Christopher M." <no-spamcm_anon76(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:hvc2gp$v3r$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> My computer boots after the power supply restarts twice. >> >> It seems that I have to unplug it for a while before restarting again. >> >> I tried replacing the power supply. >> >> Some of the wires from my old power supply to the motherboard were >> discolored. It was a 4-pin connector. >> >> Any ideas? > > After buying a new CMOS battery for the motherboard, the computer is > running a little better. I can now restart successfully. > > I'm still getting that hiccup with the power supply. I'm guessing it's > just a symptom now, that just won't go away. > > While the computer works when plugged into the outlet, it's not working > with the surge protector. Maybe I need a new surge protector, or maybe the > load is just too big in my house of hunny. Just kidding. It's the hard drive. Time to dig out that 5-year warranty. W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.)
From: GMAN on 18 Jun 2010 14:03
In article <hvecjt$7gi$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, "Christopher M." <no-spamcm_anon76(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >"Christopher M." <no-spamcm_anon76(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message >news:hvc2gp$v3r$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >> My computer boots after the power supply restarts twice. >> >> It seems that I have to unplug it for a while before restarting again. >> >> I tried replacing the power supply. >> >> Some of the wires from my old power supply to the motherboard were >> discolored. It was a 4-pin connector. >> >> Any ideas? > >After buying a new CMOS battery for the motherboard, the computer is running >a little better. I can now restart successfully. > >I'm still getting that hiccup with the power supply. I'm guessing it's just >a symptom now, that just won't go away. > >While the computer works when plugged into the outlet, it's not working with >the surge protector. Maybe I need a new surge protector, or maybe the load >is just too big in my house of hunny. > > >W. Pooh (AKA Winnie P.) > > You dont have a laser printer plugged into that surge protector do you? |