Takes a day to power up?

Beepstar · 06-28-2007, 12:21 PM

Hi I have a self build and everything went nicely for sometime but now when I hit the power switch it takes for ever to power up - once it does power up its fine but it really can take upto 12 hours to power up - any ideas? Using and ANTEC TRUEPOWER2 480P BLUE (Specs Here: http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/r...480Blue_2.html)

TheMajor · 06-28-2007, 12:25 PM

How does it look; what does it do?

Kornowski · 06-28-2007, 12:37 PM

It literally takes 12 hours to boot?

Beepstar · 06-28-2007, 12:52 PM

OK I can see the power light on the motherboard...

In a few hours 4 -12 it will be as if I just pressed the power button and everything will start spinning and humming and so forth and it will boot as normal. I just don't understand the lag between pressing the power button and the power actually coming on...

I am thinking PSU? upgrade to a ANTEC PSU/TruePower Quattro 850W? I mean i haven't mentioned I run 3 drive caddies so I can swap out hard drives easily (I use it for Video, 3 D and Gaming)

Kornowski · 06-28-2007, 12:57 PM

Do you have everything plugged in correctly, the 20 and the 4 pin connector to the motherboard, are they in?
That power supply should have no problems... It has a good amount of Amps on the 12v Rail.

TheMajor · 06-28-2007, 01:07 PM

Check all cables and try a different power supply.

Beepstar · 06-28-2007, 02:30 PM

Yes, all the cables are in... it seems as if it is having to charge for ages before having enough juice to power up - completely stumped

**oscaryu1** · 06-28-2007, 03:10 PM

Did you let go of the power switch when pressing?

Try another PSU

hNic · 06-28-2007, 04:05 PM

+1 try another psu....sounds faulty

Beepstar · 06-29-2007, 12:57 AM

Thought as much

(BTW I don't sit here with my finger on the button for 12 hours!)

06-28-2007, 12:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
Beepstar Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 41	Takes a day to power up? Hi I have a self build and everything went nicely for sometime but now when I hit the power switch it takes for ever to power up - once it does power up its fine but it really can take upto 12 hours to power up - any ideas? Using and ANTEC TRUEPOWER2 480P BLUE (Specs Here: http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/r...480Blue_2.html) __________________ MotherBoard : A8N32-SLI-Deluxe BIOS: American Megatrends 0703 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo Windows XP Professional SP 2 Memory: 2048Mb (2x 1Gb Corsair PC3200) Hard Drive: 2 x 300Gb Western Digital (16Mb Cache) Optical Drive: Liteon LightScribe NVIDIA XFX 7800GTX 256Mb Computer says "NO!" Last edited by Beepstar; 06-28-2007 at 12:27 PM. Reason: Added PSU

06-28-2007, 12:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
TheMajor Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Age: 22 Posts: 187	How does it look; what does it do? __________________ My profile

06-28-2007, 12:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 13,548	It literally takes 12 hours to boot? __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.4Ghz EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 850MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI @ 765/1885/1000 Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 & WD 120GB Tuniq Tower LED (Idle: 23c - Load: 38c) OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

06-28-2007, 12:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
Beepstar Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 41	OK I can see the power light on the motherboard... In a few hours 4 -12 it will be as if I just pressed the power button and everything will start spinning and humming and so forth and it will boot as normal. I just don't understand the lag between pressing the power button and the power actually coming on... I am thinking PSU? upgrade to a ANTEC PSU/TruePower Quattro 850W? I mean i haven't mentioned I run 3 drive caddies so I can swap out hard drives easily (I use it for Video, 3 D and Gaming) __________________ MotherBoard : A8N32-SLI-Deluxe BIOS: American Megatrends 0703 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo Windows XP Professional SP 2 Memory: 2048Mb (2x 1Gb Corsair PC3200) Hard Drive: 2 x 300Gb Western Digital (16Mb Cache) Optical Drive: Liteon LightScribe NVIDIA XFX 7800GTX 256Mb Computer says "NO!" Last edited by Beepstar; 06-28-2007 at 12:54 PM.

06-28-2007, 12:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kornowski VIP - Graphics Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 18 Posts: 13,548	Do you have everything plugged in correctly, the 20 and the 4 pin connector to the motherboard, are they in? That power supply should have no problems... It has a good amount of Amps on the 12v Rail. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.4Ghz EVGA 750i SLI FTW 4GB Crucial Ballistix @ 850MHz 2 X 8800GTS G92 in SLI @ 765/1885/1000 Corsair HX520W Windows Vista Home Premium Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200.11 & WD 120GB Tuniq Tower LED (Idle: 23c - Load: 38c) OCZ XTC RAM Cooler Antec 900 (Modded)

06-28-2007, 01:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
TheMajor Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Age: 22 Posts: 187	Check all cables and try a different power supply. __________________ My profile

06-28-2007, 02:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Beepstar Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 41	Yes, all the cables are in... it seems as if it is having to charge for ages before having enough juice to power up - completely stumped __________________ MotherBoard : A8N32-SLI-Deluxe BIOS: American Megatrends 0703 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo Windows XP Professional SP 2 Memory: 2048Mb (2x 1Gb Corsair PC3200) Hard Drive: 2 x 300Gb Western Digital (16Mb Cache) Optical Drive: Liteon LightScribe NVIDIA XFX 7800GTX 256Mb Computer says "NO!"

06-28-2007, 03:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,345	Did you let go of the power switch when pressing? Try another PSU __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

06-28-2007, 04:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
hNic Silver Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 239	+1 try another psu....sounds faulty __________________ PC!! Asus K8N 4E-Deluxe, 2.5GB DDR RAM, 160 WD SATA HD, Ati Radeon x800 Lappy!! Acer AS5100-5300 AMD Turion 64 x2 TL-50, 2GB PC5300 DDR2 667MHZ, 160GB 5400RPM HDD, Ati Radeon Xpress 1100

06-29-2007, 12:57 AM	#10 (permalink)
Beepstar Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London UK Posts: 41	Thought as much (BTW I don't sit here with my finger on the button for 12 hours!) __________________ MotherBoard : A8N32-SLI-Deluxe BIOS: American Megatrends 0703 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo Windows XP Professional SP 2 Memory: 2048Mb (2x 1Gb Corsair PC3200) Hard Drive: 2 x 300Gb Western Digital (16Mb Cache) Optical Drive: Liteon LightScribe NVIDIA XFX 7800GTX 256Mb Computer says "NO!"

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