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Deadphishy

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• Dec 10, 2002

• #1

i know a lot of people go through this but why does it happen. when you do somthing to your computer, to make it shut it's self off, or freeze. and when you go to turn it back on nothing happens. you could what 5 mins and nothing. but you leave it alone for a while and it boots first try. i've tried all night to get my computer to boot, only to find that my mother turned it on in the morning after it had sit for a few hours. does anyone know why this happens.

 

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CPFitz14

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• Dec 10, 2002

• #2

have you sacrificed your goats to the O/C demons lately?

Not really sure myself. Maybe the system just needs a little nap Hey, you'd get tired after a long day of looking at proteins.

-CPFitz-

It has happened to me before though. Scares the hell outta you doesn't it. But then its like the greatest thing ever when you get it to turn on again.

 

stompah

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Apr 16, 2001

• Dec 10, 2002

• #3

Just happened with my duron 750. I hate that

 

FunkDaMonkMan

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Dec 31, 2001

• Dec 10, 2002

• #4

always happend to me, then i figured out it was my crappy IBM 60gxp.

 

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john240sx

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Sterling IL

• Dec 10, 2002

• #5

that used to happen to me when i was using a cheapo PSU, when it got hot the computer woudn't cold boot. it sucked waiting for the PSU to cool off.

 

RangerJoe

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Stillwater, Oklahoma

• Dec 10, 2002

• #6

thought it happened to my hard drive...just a corrupted OS though....i guess its good, i was planning to format anyway

 

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Malpine Walis

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• Dec 11, 2002

• #7

That happened to my laptop a few weeks ago. I let a stupid [M]icrosnot auto update go on the comp and then the computer was unbootable. I put how to fix it on our forums and a couple of days later (after I had DLed the boot disk I needed), I switched to comp on and it booted just fine. Go figure...

 

Thelemac

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• Dec 11, 2002

• #8

Goats?

 

whooping_a_panda

Mr Slave Senior

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Los Angeles

• Dec 11, 2002

• #9

why would you sacrifice goats.. thats what chickens are for... we should bring back the massive chicken slaughtering avatars... hmm good times good times

hmm whats that thelemac...
*ack*

help help im bein' repressed

 

Oni

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St. Catharines, Ontario Canada

• Dec 11, 2002

• #10

Thelemac said:

Goats?

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I always sacrificed the little thermal pad on the bottom of crappy heatsinks.

 

cack01

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San diego or UC Davis

• Dec 11, 2002

• #11

When ever something like that happens, I feel it is the PSU. Possibly a circut that just doesn't rest itself b/c of a power spike.

 

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LiGhTBoY

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• Dec 11, 2002

• #12

PSU is the reason.
steps:
1) PSU goes crazy
2) PSU won't start because it "sees" a fault in the circuits
3) After the PSU is empty from current (long nap hours help =0 ), it doesn't see a fault again
4) PSU checks if it's protection circuits say "power on" and then it fires up =)
5) In the meantime we get a minor heart attack

EOP
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Guero

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Bartlett, IL (Chicago 'Burbs)

• Dec 11, 2002

• #13

Yeah I have a PSU that is not the best. If I can't turn on my PC, I just unplug it from the wall for a few seconds and it fires right up when I hit the power button.

 

Penguin4x4

Are you my Daddy?

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Sector 7G

• Dec 11, 2002

• #14

Thought my SiS 6326 8MB AGP card died. Turns out the memory timings were a tad too much. Simply removed the BIOS battery to clear CMOS and everything worked again.

(but hey, I did get a GeForce 2 Ti outta the deal...)

 

JoT

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• Dec 12, 2002

• #15

CPFitz14 said:

It has happened to me before though. Scares the hell outta you doesn't it. But then its like the greatest thing ever when you get it to turn on again.

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happened to me 2 days ago; annoyed me 'cause I thought I'd killed another PSU (poor things can't take my abuse), tested for 20 mins, then it booted fine, weird...but as you said, it was like the greatest thing ever when it booted again

 

Crazy Jayhawk

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Hutchinson, KS

• Dec 12, 2002

• #16

john240sx said:

that used to happen to me when i was using a cheapo PSU, when it got hot the computer woudn't cold boot. it sucked waiting for the PSU to cool off.

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That happened to me some time ago. I opened it up and turned the fan around so it sucked in air and that fixed the problem.

 

Tbird man

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Boone, NC a.k.a THE BOONIES

• Dec 12, 2002

• #17

I had this happen once, turned out to be the solder on my FDD from the 10,000mcd green LED i put in there shorting out.

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