Pc wont start properly

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Zoefurlong

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Hi

Im quite an ameteur compared to some, so i will try to explain myself as best i can and hope you will understand me! My PC ha just been upgraded from windows 98 to XP pro.

When i switch it on at the tower, it doesnt always start up, the lights come on but nothing happens, and i have to press reset a few times to get it to start up.

My monitor has an energy safe mode which means unless i turn it off at shutdown it wont come on when i start pc.

I hope this makes sense, please help before i go mad :mad:
 
Turn the monitor off at shutdown

How do you know nothing happens? Does nothing happen on the screen, or are there no noises in the computer?

Open the side(dont touch anything if you dont know how) and look at the cpu fan when you turn it on. If it starts spinning, and your hard drive makes a noise, your computer is fine and it is a monitor problem

Either way, it sounds like a monitor problem

Try a different monitor
 
What is the condition of your power supply unit in your computer? If it is old, it might be going out (PSU unit where electrical power cords hook up.) Also, open your case up and LOOK to see if any cords or wires are loose, disconntected, or not connected.
 
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When your machine first turns on it runs what is called POST (power on self test)...what this means is it will verify that your system is functioning as it should be according to what it has stored in the CMOS (complimentary metal oxide subsystem) settings that determine if your machine will boot properly....when your machine turns on do you hear any beeping sounds? If no, then check the physical connections on your machine, if you do hear a beep then your tower is fine, check the monitor
 
i had the same problem and i tried like everything,
but after some time it started working normally by itself :confused:
 
CMOS

Originally an abbreviation for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor -- a semiconductor technology used in many integrated circuits. Now often used to describe the low-level hardware that contains a personal computer's BIOS setting, and the computer's hardware clock.
 
This is the definiton given on Webopedia and all the books and classes that I have ever read or attended.
Short for complementary metal oxide semiconductor. Pronounced see-moss, CMOS is a widely used type of semiconductor. CMOS semiconductors use both NMOS (negative polarity) and PMOS (positive polarity) circuits. Since only one of the circuit types is on at any given time, CMOS chips require less power than chips using just one type of transistor. This makes them particularly attractive for use in battery-powered devices, such as portable computers. Personal computers also contain a small amount of battery-powered CMOS memory to hold the date, time, and system setup parameters.
 
substrate
<hardware> The body or base layer of an integrated circuit, onto which other layers are deposited to form the circuit. The substrate is usually Silicon, though Sapphire is used for certain applications, particularly military, where radiation resistance is important. The substrate is originally part of the wafer from which the die is cut. It is used as the electrical ground for the circuit.
 
No

Complementary Metal Oxide Substrate
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Actually, you're wrong, it is complementary metal oxide semiconductor.

But it is not semiconductor, it is substrate
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No. Its semiconductor. If you have the patience/care, tell whoever made that website (ive not even looked at it), that they are horribly wrong. http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&q=define:CMOS&meta= ... 'sides ... metal-oxide substrate? LOL


This is the definiton given on Webopedia and all the books and classes that I have ever read or attended.
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Thats because it's the correct definition.
 
All I know is that I feel sorry for the poor guy who started this thread who just wanted to get his computer to start ;-) hehe.
 
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