Weird Tech Probrelm

[IIJG27Rich]

Hello fellow fliers


Because of pesky power outages around here this annoying pain in the behind thing has popped up twice now. After the power comes back on it takes about a half to one hour for this old girl to fire up again. It's like we're in Russia and it's -50'f. Everything else plugged into the same powerbar is fine. Then like I said all of a sudden you hit the button after 30 min and way she goes. When you shut it down normally at night the next day it's just fine, starts right up. Does this have something to do with a battery? Thanks

Motherboard: Asus P6TD Deluxe.

[PO_Baldrick]

I have seen it before where a PC won’t boot for a while after a power outage. It might be worth disconnecting the power lead after an outage and leave it for a couple minutes for the power in the motherboard to decay before turning it back on.

[ATAG_Headshot]

You can also unplug it, and mash the power button on the PC a number of times as that will help bleed the power on the motherboard then plug it in and try again.

[IIJG27Rich]

Ok..I'll file this away. Thanks

[ATAG_Lenny]

Sounds like you would benefit from a power supply and line conditioner.

I own two of these as I have a rural cottage as well as city home.

CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD PFC Sinewave UPS System, 1500VA/1000W, 12 Outlets, AVR, Mini Tower, Black

Lenny

[ATAG_SchiopulCiung]

Hello Rich,

I'm strongly behind Lenny on this one. If you experience often power outages eventually your PSU is going to fry and possibly take other components along for the ride as well. The behavior you are describing already points to a faulty condenser or voltage regulator in the PSU.

Get yourself a UPS as quickly as you can. Frequent power outages most likely also means frequent power dips / spikes and most if not all UPSs are also equipped with an AVR.

The general rule is you match your PSU maximum power to the UPS' maximum power with a bit of room to spare. So for example if you have a 350W rated PSU you would get a 500-600W rated UPS. In the 300-600W range these devices are not very expensive and they will save you a lot in the future.

Check for Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) in a wattage that matches your PSU in your local area and you should find several "no-name" brands for not a lot of money. They're not ideal but they'll do in a pinch. Unfortunately this investment is a must if you live in an area where electrical supply is iffy.

Discharging the condensers by unplugging it from the wall and mashing or holding the power button or waiting for 30 mins. will turn it back on until it doesn't one day.