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By Mini Me - usenet poster
Hi,
I'd appreciate some advice on diagnosing the problem stated in the
subject line. That is, very occasionally, I switch my PC on, the fans
all start up, the hard disc light is on continuously but we don't get to
POST and the monitor does not awake from its power saving state.
If I switch the machine off (by holiding down the power on button for 5
secs) and then switch it on again it normally boots up fine, and works
very reliably.
Any ideas?
I can supply a list of my main components if this would help, but
suffice to say I believe they are decent quality and based around an
Athlon XP2200+. The mobo is Jetway V333U. I've checked all the
components are well seated.
TIA!
Pete
I'd appreciate some advice on diagnosing the problem stated in the
subject line. That is, very occasionally, I switch my PC on, the fans
all start up, the hard disc light is on continuously but we don't get to
POST and the monitor does not awake from its power saving state.
If I switch the machine off (by holiding down the power on button for 5
secs) and then switch it on again it normally boots up fine, and works
very reliably.
Any ideas?
I can supply a list of my main components if this would help, but
suffice to say I believe they are decent quality and based around an
Athlon XP2200+. The mobo is Jetway V333U. I've checked all the
components are well seated.
TIA!
Pete
Solution #1
posted on Aug 01, 2007
M0nica L - usenet poster
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Graham W wrote on 30/08/2004 02:41:
Hi Graham,
Many thanks for the response. The noise is exactly the same as when the
computer is running normally. It definitely isn't the cpu fan / bios
check as I have specifically disabled it in the bios as I am powering
the cpu fan from a Nexus fan controller, not from the socket on the
mobo. Temps etc. are just fine, so although I believe this is not
recommended it works fine for me.
All the best,
Pete
Hi Graham,
Many thanks for the response. The noise is exactly the same as when the
computer is running normally. It definitely isn't the cpu fan / bios
check as I have specifically disabled it in the bios as I am powering
the cpu fan from a Nexus fan controller, not from the socket on the
mobo. Temps etc. are just fine, so although I believe this is not
recommended it works fine for me.
All the best,
Pete
Solution #2
posted on Aug 01, 2007
Joey2 - usenet poster
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BigH2K wrote on 29/08/2004 15:19:
Hi,
Here are my psu and computer specs. as requested:
PSU: Nexsus Real Silent 350Watt Power Supply Unit (see
#). According to the Winbond Hardware Doctor
Version 3.3 monitoring software while the PC is running I am getting the
folowing voltages:
VCore: 1.63
+3.3V: 3.33
+5V: 4.89
+12V: 12.00
-12V: -11.94
5VSB: 5.30
VBAT: 3.31
(I appreciate that measuring while the computer is on OK and via mobo
sensors / software is not ideal but it's the best I can do at the moment!)
This PSU is less than a year old. I do admit to one non-standard
practice, and that is I am powering the cpu fan from a Nexus multi-fan
controller rather than from the connection on the motherboard. I have
set the Bios correctly so that this does not prevent boot ups and the
computer runs fine / nice and cool in this setup.
As ever, I cannot exactly remember the first time the problem occurred,
but the biggest recent change to the computer was the graphics card
update. But as I said in an earlier post, the card fan is clearly on at
normal power when the computer goes into the won't start state.
Finally, here is my full spec. Apologies for the detail, but I hope
it's what you were looking for. Many thanks for taking the time to respond.
[ AIDA32 (c) 1995-2003 Tamas Miklos
]-
Version AIDA32 v3.88
Author
Homepage #
Report Type Report Wizard
Computer MESH
Generator Peter Boulton
Operating System Microsoft Windows
XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2004-08-30
Time 10:36
[ Summary
]
Computer:
Operating System Microsoft
Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180
Computer Name MESH
User Name Peter Boulton
Logon Domain MESH
Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP,
1800 MHz (6.75 x 267) 2200+
Motherboard Name Jetway
V333PRO/V333U (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 3 DIMM, Audio)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8367
Apollo KT333
System Memory 512 MB (PC2700
DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (12/09/03)
Communication Port Communications
Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications
Port (COM2)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)
Display:
Video Adapter RADEON 9550
Secondary (256 MB)
Video Adapter RADEON 9550
(256 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9600
(RV350)
Monitor Plug and Play
Monitor [NoDB] (000000000000)
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97
Enhanced Audio Controller
Storage:
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Maxtor 6Y080L0
(80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Disk Drive ST340016 A SCSI
Disk Device (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive Generic DVD-ROM
SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive LITE-ON
LTR-32123S (32x/12x/40x CD-RW)
Optical Drive PIONEER DVD-ROM
DVD-113 (6x/32x DVD-ROM)
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 8024 MB (4274
MB free)
D: (NTFS) 78152 MB (57003
MB free)
E: (NTFS) 9734 MB (2956
MB free)
G: (NTFS) 20402 MB (5246
MB free)
Input:
Keyboard Standard
101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible
Mouse
Game Controller Microsoft
PC-joystick driver
Game Controller Microsoft
PC-joystick driver
Network:
Primary IP Address 192.168.7.2
Primary MAC Address 00-30-84-0F-C6-73
Network Adapter Allied Telesyn
AT-2500TX Fast Ethernet Adapter (192.168.7.2)
Modem SupraExpress
56i Pro
Peripherals:
Printer EPSON Stylus
Photo 790
Printer Fax
Printer HP LaserJet 4L
Printer PDFCreator
USB Device USB Vibration
Gamepad
[ Debug - PCI
]
B00 D00 F00: VIA VT8367 Apollo KT333 Chipset - System Controller
Offset 00: 06 11 99 30 06 00 30 22 00 00 00 06 00 08 00 00
Offset 10: 08 00 00 E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 40: 00 18 88 80 82 44 01 00 28 99 88 80 82 44 00 00
Offset 50: 16 F4 69 EA 60 05 20 20 E0 00 10 20 20 20 20 20
Offset 60: 02 AA 02 20 A6 99 00 14 E7 2D 54 D0 40 E3 00 00
Offset 70: 90 58 00 01 01 01 10 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 80: 0F 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 03 00 01 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 90: 16 F4 69 EA 0F 1C F1 1B 21 FF 00 00 21 32 74 00
Offset A0: 02 C0 20 00 17 02 00 1F 14 03 00 00 6F 02 14 99
Offset B0: 7F 99 18 00 80 00 00 00 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 8E
Offset C0: 01 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9A 77 9A 00 00 9A 00 00
Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 94 94 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
B00 D01 F00: VIA VT8367 Apollo KT333 Chipset - AGP Controller
Offset 00: 06 11 99 B0 07 01 30 22 00 00 04 06 00 00 01 00
Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 90 90 00 00
Offset 20: 00 E4 F0 E5 00 C0 F0 DF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 00
Offset 40: 80 DC ED 44 24 44 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 80: 01 00 02 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
B00 D0A F00: Promise Ultra100 TX2 Bus Master IDE Controller
Offset 00: 5A 10 68 4D 07 00 30 04 02 85 80 01 08 20 00 00
Offset 10: 01 A0 00 00 01 A4 00 00 01 A8 00 00 01 AC 00 00
Offset 20: 01 B0 00 00 00 00 01 E7 00 00 00 00 5A 10 68 4D
...
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Hi,
Here are my psu and computer specs. as requested:
PSU: Nexsus Real Silent 350Watt Power Supply Unit (see
#). According to the Winbond Hardware Doctor
Version 3.3 monitoring software while the PC is running I am getting the
folowing voltages:
VCore: 1.63
+3.3V: 3.33
+5V: 4.89
+12V: 12.00
-12V: -11.94
5VSB: 5.30
VBAT: 3.31
(I appreciate that measuring while the computer is on OK and via mobo
sensors / software is not ideal but it's the best I can do at the moment!)
This PSU is less than a year old. I do admit to one non-standard
practice, and that is I am powering the cpu fan from a Nexus multi-fan
controller rather than from the connection on the motherboard. I have
set the Bios correctly so that this does not prevent boot ups and the
computer runs fine / nice and cool in this setup.
As ever, I cannot exactly remember the first time the problem occurred,
but the biggest recent change to the computer was the graphics card
update. But as I said in an earlier post, the card fan is clearly on at
normal power when the computer goes into the won't start state.
Finally, here is my full spec. Apologies for the detail, but I hope
it's what you were looking for. Many thanks for taking the time to respond.
[ AIDA32 (c) 1995-2003 Tamas Miklos
]-
Version AIDA32 v3.88
Author
Homepage #
Report Type Report Wizard
Computer MESH
Generator Peter Boulton
Operating System Microsoft Windows
XP Professional 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail)
Date 2004-08-30
Time 10:36
[ Summary
]
Computer:
Operating System Microsoft
Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180
Computer Name MESH
User Name Peter Boulton
Logon Domain MESH
Motherboard:
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP,
1800 MHz (6.75 x 267) 2200+
Motherboard Name Jetway
V333PRO/V333U (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 3 DIMM, Audio)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8367
Apollo KT333
System Memory 512 MB (PC2700
DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (12/09/03)
Communication Port Communications
Port (COM1)
Communication Port Communications
Port (COM2)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)
Display:
Video Adapter RADEON 9550
Secondary (256 MB)
Video Adapter RADEON 9550
(256 MB)
3D Accelerator ATI Radeon 9600
(RV350)
Monitor Plug and Play
Monitor [NoDB] (000000000000)
Multimedia:
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97
Enhanced Audio Controller
Storage:
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Maxtor 6Y080L0
(80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Disk Drive ST340016 A SCSI
Disk Device (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100)
Optical Drive Generic DVD-ROM
SCSI CdRom Device
Optical Drive LITE-ON
LTR-32123S (32x/12x/40x CD-RW)
Optical Drive PIONEER DVD-ROM
DVD-113 (6x/32x DVD-ROM)
Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 8024 MB (4274
MB free)
D: (NTFS) 78152 MB (57003
MB free)
E: (NTFS) 9734 MB (2956
MB free)
G: (NTFS) 20402 MB (5246
MB free)
Input:
Keyboard Standard
101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible
Mouse
Game Controller Microsoft
PC-joystick driver
Game Controller Microsoft
PC-joystick driver
Network:
Primary IP Address 192.168.7.2
Primary MAC Address 00-30-84-0F-C6-73
Network Adapter Allied Telesyn
AT-2500TX Fast Ethernet Adapter (192.168.7.2)
Modem SupraExpress
56i Pro
Peripherals:
Printer EPSON Stylus
Photo 790
Printer Fax
Printer HP LaserJet 4L
Printer PDFCreator
USB Device USB Vibration
Gamepad
[ Debug - PCI
]
B00 D00 F00: VIA VT8367 Apollo KT333 Chipset - System Controller
Offset 00: 06 11 99 30 06 00 30 22 00 00 00 06 00 08 00 00
Offset 10: 08 00 00 E0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 40: 00 18 88 80 82 44 01 00 28 99 88 80 82 44 00 00
Offset 50: 16 F4 69 EA 60 05 20 20 E0 00 10 20 20 20 20 20
Offset 60: 02 AA 02 20 A6 99 00 14 E7 2D 54 D0 40 E3 00 00
Offset 70: 90 58 00 01 01 01 10 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 80: 0F 00 00 00 C0 00 00 00 03 00 01 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 90: 16 F4 69 EA 0F 1C F1 1B 21 FF 00 00 21 32 74 00
Offset A0: 02 C0 20 00 17 02 00 1F 14 03 00 00 6F 02 14 99
Offset B0: 7F 99 18 00 80 00 00 00 88 00 00 00 00 00 00 8E
Offset C0: 01 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9A 77 9A 00 00 9A 00 00
Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 94 94 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
B00 D01 F00: VIA VT8367 Apollo KT333 Chipset - AGP Controller
Offset 00: 06 11 99 B0 07 01 30 22 00 00 04 06 00 00 01 00
Offset 10: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 01 00 90 90 00 00
Offset 20: 00 E4 F0 E5 00 C0 F0 DF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 30: 00 00 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 00
Offset 40: 80 DC ED 44 24 44 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 50: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 60: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 70: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 80: 01 00 02 02 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset 90: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset A0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset B0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset C0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset D0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset E0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Offset F0: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
B00 D0A F00: Promise Ultra100 TX2 Bus Master IDE Controller
Offset 00: 5A 10 68 4D 07 00 30 04 02 85 80 01 08 20 00 00
Offset 10: 01 A0 00 00 01 A4 00 00 01 A8 00 00 01 AC 00 00
Offset 20: 01 B0 00 00 00 00 01 E7 00 00 00 00 5A 10 68 4D
...
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Solution #3
posted on Aug 01, 2007
kcw573 - usenet poster
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You haven't said what the noise sounds like. If it is like a two tone
security horn the problem may be the CPU fan not spinning up
quickly enough. Just sufficiently sluggish to trip the alarm at first
start but then quick enough after the false start to be OK next time!
--
Graham W # PGM-FI page updated, Graphics Tutorial
WIMBORNE # Wessex
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security horn the problem may be the CPU fan not spinning up
quickly enough. Just sufficiently sluggish to trip the alarm at first
start but then quick enough after the false start to be OK next time!
--
Graham W # PGM-FI page updated, Graphics Tutorial
WIMBORNE # Wessex
Dorset UK Astro Society's Web pages, Info, Meeting Dates, Sites & Maps
Change 'news' to 'sewn' in my Reply address to avoid my spam filter.
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