Hello everyone,
Lately I've been experiencing a strange issue when I boot up my computer. When I press the power button on my tower, the system acts like it is booting up yet does not go all the way. It will simply freeze with the LED's on and nothing is displayed on the monitor. It is almost as if each component is not receiving adequate power. After two or three times however, the system will boot up normally.Additionally my external HDD will 'click' a few times during startup as if to indicate a physical problem though I believe this is simply due to the power-on issues as it seems to run normally after startup.
Simply put, it's as if the system must be 'primed' several times, like a lawnmower, before booting up normally.
Anyone know what this could be?? It gets me quite worried. It is a new system build as of about 6 months ago. My first thought was that it could be an issue with the power button from the case not making a proper connection with the motherboard.
Specs:
Intel Q6600 CPU
Asus P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
Antec Earthwatts 650W PSU
Athenatech A412BB.400 case
WD 750 GB HDD
2 GB RAM
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
John
Lately I've been experiencing a strange issue when I boot up my computer. When I press the power button on my tower, the system acts like it is booting up yet does not go all the way. It will simply freeze with the LED's on and nothing is displayed on the monitor. It is almost as if each component is not receiving adequate power. After two or three times however, the system will boot up normally.Additionally my external HDD will 'click' a few times during startup as if to indicate a physical problem though I believe this is simply due to the power-on issues as it seems to run normally after startup.
Simply put, it's as if the system must be 'primed' several times, like a lawnmower, before booting up normally.
Anyone know what this could be?? It gets me quite worried. It is a new system build as of about 6 months ago. My first thought was that it could be an issue with the power button from the case not making a proper connection with the motherboard.
Specs:
Intel Q6600 CPU
Asus P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
Antec Earthwatts 650W PSU
Athenatech A412BB.400 case
WD 750 GB HDD
2 GB RAM
Any input would be greatly appreciated!
John