It takes me 40 minutes to turn on my computer

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morgothaod

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9 times out of 10, when I hit the power button, my computer sounds like its going to start and then it stops. So I flip the power switch on the back of the computer, wait 3 seconds, turn the switch back on, and then press the power button. Again, the computer sounds like it'll start up (the light inside it briefly goes on), but then it stops. After 40 minutes of repeating the procedure, the computer finally boots up. What could be causing this issue, is replacing the part easy for someone with no assembly experience, and how much will this cost me to fix?
 
Sounds like your power supply. Easy to replace, and price will depend on how many watts/amps you need, which depends on your current hardware. Is your computer an OEM, such as a Dell or HP? Or is it custom built?
 
Its a Cyberpower

AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3000+ 2.01 Ghz
512 MB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS

Anything else you need to know?
 
Nah the GPU/CPU usually tells us all we need to know. I run a similar system on a 430w Corsair X2 5400 and 9800GT so for upgrade sake (plus they charge around the same). Also what is your current power supply in the system? Open up the side and look for a grey box with a lot of wires coming out of it. It should say on the side what its wattage is.



I suggest this power supply if it is indeed your power supply. This is a really good deal on this unit. I would wait till more people chime in just in case we are wrong...it could also be your motherboard. I just happened to see this thread and just bought this PSU for my uncle :)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004&Tpk=550W corsair

$50 after rebate + a 10% discount if you add = psu168 and its $2 shipping. So your looking at a $46 550w PSU.

This will leave room for upgrades and for a 400w-450w psu your going to pay roughly the same price. A member on this forum was running a 3.2ghz Q6600 Quad and dual 8800GTS on this unit so its solid and can handle new upgrades. You could do with a lesser wattage psu but the way I see it is...save $10 today and pay $40 tomorrow when you wanna upgrade your system.
 
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It says output 400W max. I noticed my computer turns on 7 times out of 10 on the first try when I use the monitor that came with the computer. When it failed to start up often, I had a different monitor hooked up.
 
Look, this doesn't sound like a PSU to me. Its possible that the motherboard is not giving a 'good' signal to the PSU, or that the bios may be dodgy. I would remove the bios battery and leave it unplugged for a few minutes.

Then replace the battery and try again.
 
bigfellla said:
Look, this doesn't sound like a PSU to me. Its possible that the motherboard is not giving a 'good' signal to the PSU, or that the bios may be dodgy. I would remove the bios battery and leave it unplugged for a few minutes.

Then replace the battery and try again.
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Where is that located? A pic would help me out.
 
Earth yourself on the chasis.

Turn the PSU switch off.

Look on the motherboard to find what looks like a watch battery. Silver 20 cent piece sized battery.

Remove it by holding down the tang.

Leave it out for 2 -3 minutes

Touch chasis again (static)

Replace battery

Turn computer on.
 
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