No Power In The Morning

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I have an AMD/Asus machine that's more than six years old now. It works
fine when it is running. The only thing is, when I power it up in the
morning, nothing happens. I unplug the thing and go to the kitchen to
make my cup of java. Come back, plug it in again, and then it starts
up. What might be causing this? And is the machine worth fixing?
Otherwise it works just fine and does its job. It is a pain because the
Asus board has no battery and the bios loses all of its settings.

Thanks,
Don
 
I have an AMD/Asus machine that's more than six years old now. It works
fine when it is running. The only thing is, when I power it up in the
morning, nothing happens. I unplug the thing and go to the kitchen to
make my cup of java. Come back, plug it in again, and then it starts
up. What might be causing this? And is the machine worth fixing?
Otherwise it works just fine and does its job. It is a pain because the
Asus board has no battery and the bios loses all of its settings.
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Unless you're actually removing power, the board should keep its
settings without the battery. I'd start by putting the machine on an
outlet that is always hot. If that works, I'd leave it. If not, find
a power supply. Even a cheap one might do for an older machine.
 
Don said:
I have an AMD/Asus machine that's more than six years old now. It works
fine when it is running. The only thing is, when I power it up in the
morning, nothing happens. I unplug the thing and go to the kitchen to
make my cup of java. Come back, plug it in again, and then it starts
up. What might be causing this? And is the machine worth fixing?
Otherwise it works just fine and does its job. It is a pain because the
Asus board has no battery and the bios loses all of its settings.
Click to expand...

I've experienced something like this on an Intel/Asus machine. In my
situation the problem turned out to be the power supply. I had a PC
Power and Cooling power supply and when I called the company and
explained the problem (intermittent refusal to start, unplug, plug,
unplug, plug, etc.) and gave the serial number, they told me it was
still under warranty and I should send it back for a repair or
replacement. I didn't need to provide a purchase receipt -- the serial
number did the trick. They sent me a replacement and it's been running
fine for the past year or so.
 
Bill said:
I've experienced something like this on an Intel/Asus machine. In my
situation the problem turned out to be the power supply. I had a PC
Power and Cooling power supply and when I called the company and
explained the problem (intermittent refusal to start, unplug, plug,
unplug, plug, etc.) and gave the serial number, they told me it was
still under warranty and I should send it back for a repair or
replacement. I didn't need to provide a purchase receipt -- the serial
number did the trick. They sent me a replacement and it's been running
fine for the past year or so.
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I talked to a reputable computer dealer in town and he said that it was
most likely the power supply. He can get me one on the cheap. I figure
the machine is already more than six years old. So if it lasts another
couple of years, what more can I ask of it.
 
I have an AMD/Asus machine that's more than six years old now. It works
fine when it is running. The only thing is, when I power it up in the
morning, nothing happens. I unplug the thing and go to the kitchen to
make my cup of java. Come back, plug it in again, and then it starts
up. What might be causing this? And is the machine worth fixing?
Click to expand...

Probably the power supply.
Otherwise it works just fine and does its job. It is a pain because the
Asus board has no battery and the bios loses all of its settings.
Click to expand...

Replace the CMOS battery.

Stephen
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I've experienced something like this on an Intel/Asus machine. In my
situation the problem turned out to be the power supply. I had a PC
Power and Cooling power supply and when I called the company and
explained the problem (intermittent refusal to start, unplug, plug,
unplug, plug, etc.) and gave the serial number, they told me it was
still under warranty and I should send it back for a repair or
replacement. I didn't need to provide a purchase receipt -- the serial
number did the trick. They sent me a replacement and it's been running
fine for the past year or so.
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The computer I have been destroying was doing the same thing. Lots of
people said power supply. I changed it and it did the same thing. I
also change ram, video card, and hard drive. I unpluggedd the sound
card, floppy and cd. It still did that. Last thing I did was remove
the 700mhz CPU and replaced it with the 400mhz one that came with the
coomputer. It ran fine for a while then once aggain it would not
start . That meant it was time to destroy it. Kicking it destoryed
the hard drive too. I save the CD and got to see if the floppy is
still good. The rest goes in the trash after I totally **** it up. I
just stuck a 16gig ram in it for destroying it. Dotn want to ruin good
ram.

Maybe you be lucky with new PS. Why dotn you just buy a cmos battery.
They only are $2. I got another real old puter that wont keep cmos
settings even with a new battrey. Maybe that mobo is ****ed too.
 
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The computer I have been destroying was doing the same thing. Lots > of people saidpower supply. I changed it and it did the same thing. I
also change ram, video card, and hard drive. I unpluggedd the sound
card, floppy and cd. It still did that. Last thing I did was remove
the 700mhz CPU and replaced it with the 400mhz one that came with
the coomputer. It ran fine for a while then once aggain it would not
start .
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Shotgunning is what so many 'computer experts' do since an A+
Certified Tech need not even know how electricity works. Things that
many computer repairmen do not even know. The power supply 'system'
is more than just a power supply. The 'system' has other components.
Replace a supply and still that power supply 'system' is defective.

Learn how to identify a defective power supply 'system' - all parts
of it - in but two minutes. Procedure posted in "When your computer
dies without warning....." starting 6 Feb 2007 in the newsgroup
alt.windows-xp at:
http://tinyurl.com/yvf9vh

Don - no one can answer your questions except by speculating. You
have provided insufficient information. However the question is
easily answered IF you provide numbers from that procedure. Your
replies will be only as useful as the information you post.

Notice so many who are experts only because they speculate. Replace
power supply. nunofurbusin... then kept replacing other parts with no
solution. Again, the naive can be certified without even knowing how
electricity works. Two minutes with the meter will either identify a
suspect OR provide numbers so that the better informed can answer.
Currently, knowledgeable talent can tell you nothing useful - no
numbers provided. Numbers recorded both before AND when power switch
is pressed.

Solving problems by wild speculation is called shotgunning. The
informed repairman identifies a suspect before replacing anything or
disconnecting any wire. What do they say in CSI? "Follow the
evidence." It is so easy with computer power supply 'systems'.

Harder is shotgunning. More time. More money. More labor. More
guesses. Symptoms cured rather than problems solved. Get the meter.
Use the procedure. Then post back even if numbers appear to be good -
because they might not be. Those numbers may report things you did
not even know. No numbers means the better informed cannot assist.
 
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