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biffzinker wrote:I got everything set up on like Saturday 2 weeks ago and it started doing this on after I got the DVD Drive on like Tuesday of this week, like right after I plugged in the DVD Drive.Depending on how old the Antec power supply is I still doubt the power supply has anything to do with your cold boot issue. What happens if you leave the power connector to the dvd drive unplugged, and try to do a cold boot? Does it boot on first push of the power button on the case?
DPete27 wrote:When I press the power button it turns on, gets to the boot logo then turns off. I have to press the power button again and it comes on all the way.Your system draws less than 180W under load so the power supply wattage isn't a question. (TR used an i7-3820 in their test system)
Just to clarify: when you press the power button, the system turns on then restarts? Or does it turn on, turn off, then you have to press the power button again? This happens every time? How far in the boot process does it get? To the Windows logo? Just the BIOS logo?
Have you checked the boot order in your BIOS? Having the DVD drive as the first boot device could cause this. (just something quick and free to try)
Flying Fox wrote:Simple thing to try: take off the DVD drive and does it go back to normal, even after repeated reboots?
biffzinker wrote:What happens if you leave the power connector to the dvd drive unplugged, and try to do a cold boot? Does it boot on first push of the power button on the case?
biffzinker wrote:I used an older Antec Case that I was using to cut costs on the build. I replaced the other fans because the other ones were a little long in the tooth. They needed to be replaced. Also, I just did 5 cold boots in total now with this last one having the PSU turned off and back on and it still worked. I am just kind of expecting it not to work on the next try when I am not trying now.Which case are you using? Did you add any fans to case besides what the case came with?
biffzinker wrote:Yeah, I was just crossing my fingers that the PSU would be good to go. It was working fine with the other setup. It just started doing this after I changed things over. Even though now I have cold booted the thing 5 times with the last one having the PSU turned off and back on and it hasn't done it. Now I am just waiting for when I am not trying and not thinking about it for it to happen again.Same here, I reused my Antec Three Hundred case when I switched over to new CPU/motherboard, and replaced the power supply just in case of capacitor fatigue.
Flying Fox wrote:Would a short be causing all these?
biffzinker wrote:Flying Fox wrote:Would a short be causing all these?
I suspected a short might be causing trouble. Twas why I asked toki about removing everything from the case, and try testing on a card board box (anything non-conductive.)
toki wrote:I just don't understand. I took the card out and have been running the computer. It cut on fine the first run, I cut it off again and let it sit for a second and cut it back on again. It cut on fine on the second run. It all just seems really sporadic.