raiderfan
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I have a computer that doesn't power on when I press the on/off button. If I press it a few times, then maybe 3-5 minutes later it will power on by itself... really weird. Usually I press it numerous times, sometimes it clicks in but usually takes at least 3 minutes or longer. Or about 50 attempts of pressing the button.
I'm no expert on hardware, could this be a power supply problem? the switch maybe? motherboard?
This system was just reformatted, fresh install of winXP, no viruses or anything (and yes been doing this for a long time, it's actually my brothers old computer). I fixed it up so I can give to a friend who has a very slow computer, this is much better, and works fine, is fast, he will just have to leave the computer running all the time to avoid the hassle of starting it. What would could cause this problem? any ideas?
I'm no expert on hardware, could this be a power supply problem? the switch maybe? motherboard?
This system was just reformatted, fresh install of winXP, no viruses or anything (and yes been doing this for a long time, it's actually my brothers old computer). I fixed it up so I can give to a friend who has a very slow computer, this is much better, and works fine, is fast, he will just have to leave the computer running all the time to avoid the hassle of starting it. What would could cause this problem? any ideas?
