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1304247 2012-09-30 23:32:00 After a power out the computer won't boot - powers on then powers off seconds later, then cycles through on/off

Things I've done so far:
- replaced the power supply: no change
- pulled the ram: powered on & stayed on - no beeping
- replaced the ram: no change - cycled through power on/off

suggestions please.
NZHawk (4093)
1304248 2012-09-30 23:53:00 Unplug the HDD, see if it goes any further.


pulled the ram: powered on & stayed on - no beeping

Does It actually have a speaker ?

Could also be a board Failure.
wainuitech (129)
1304249 2012-09-30 23:57:00 Unplugged hdd - same power cycle
speaker: don't know

I agree - I am headed toward board failure
NZHawk (4093)
1304250 2012-10-01 00:00:00 Any other non-essential parts you can remove? DVD, Floppy, Keyboard etc Agent_24 (57)
1304251 2012-10-01 00:22:00 removed all non essential parts - no change still cycles through power up NZHawk (4093)
1304252 2012-10-01 00:29:00 In a case like yours, I'd remove all the components and test them on a known good Motherboard,if they all work OK, then that really only leaves the board.

One thing you can try, disconnect the Front panel plugs, then short the power pins on the board with a screw Driver, see if it goes any different.

Had a few that the reset switch was faulty and it continually went into reboots.
wainuitech (129)
1304253 2012-10-01 00:30:00 Sounds like a faulty Motherboard... IMHO radium (8645)
1304254 2012-10-01 01:04:00 Have you tried resetting the BIOS? Agent_24 (57)
1304255 2012-10-01 01:15:00 Also power off completely, unplug from the wall and wait a while, then try rebooting. Sometimes they get tied in knots and that works, if it doesn't work try again and take the CMOS battery out as well. The PC is never entirely off when plugged in. dugimodo (138)
1304256 2012-10-01 01:21:00 it seems like the reset switch was stuck,
anyway it is booting now but the hdd sounds bad,
so I'm going to pull that & run some diagnostics.
NZHawk (4093)
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