PC doesn't boot (?) after power failure during standby mode
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Self Loathing Froggy
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PC doesn't boot (?) after power failure during standby mode
My Dell Dimension 8300 ([email protected], 512 MB) was in standby mode during a power failure.
when I power it up, it doesn't even show the BIOS stuff and doesn't react to keyboard or mouse inputs. The DVD/CD burner combo has a disk inside which cannot be ejected, although the DVD burner reacts to the eject button.
To power it down, I need to keep the on/off button pressed for some 10 seconds as if Windows was still running.
Thanks in advance for your help
when I power it up, it doesn't even show the BIOS stuff and doesn't react to keyboard or mouse inputs. The DVD/CD burner combo has a disk inside which cannot be ejected, although the DVD burner reacts to the eject button.
To power it down, I need to keep the on/off button pressed for some 10 seconds as if Windows was still running.
Thanks in advance for your help
Nice-but-dim
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From: Rural Yorkshire
Hi mate!
Looks to me like a power supply failure, otherwise maybe a spike on the power interrupt has goosed the bios chip and / or mobo.
Other more qualified contributors may have perhaps less morbid suggestions.
Tim
Looks to me like a power supply failure, otherwise maybe a spike on the power interrupt has goosed the bios chip and / or mobo.
Other more qualified contributors may have perhaps less morbid suggestions.
Tim
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Self Loathing Froggy
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Thanks to all
Got the disk out, no changes (had thought of it indeed). The LED keeps on blinking.
The monitor seems to be OK, it just says "power save mode", "activate using PC" (same behaviour wether PC is ON or OFF).
On the PC the power button lights up as do both CD and DVD drives. The keyboard LEDs flash on power-up and the optical mouse is active.
Guess someting IS fried in the PC itself. I'll have to mail the tech support.
Got the disk out, no changes (had thought of it indeed). The LED keeps on blinking.
The monitor seems to be OK, it just says "power save mode", "activate using PC" (same behaviour wether PC is ON or OFF).
On the PC the power button lights up as do both CD and DVD drives. The keyboard LEDs flash on power-up and the optical mouse is active.
Guess someting IS fried in the PC itself. I'll have to mail the tech support.
The Oracle
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Bre901,
As timmcat says, it could be a bad Vid Card. It could also be one of your PCI/AGP Cards or RAM that has slightly popped out of its slot and just needs to be pushed back down.
I would first try opening the case and pushing them cards back down, if that does not do it, then I would remove the power cord from the power supply and the battery from the motherboard, wait a good 15 to 20 minutes before putting them back, and see what happens.
Take Care,
Richard
As timmcat says, it could be a bad Vid Card. It could also be one of your PCI/AGP Cards or RAM that has slightly popped out of its slot and just needs to be pushed back down.
I would first try opening the case and pushing them cards back down, if that does not do it, then I would remove the power cord from the power supply and the battery from the motherboard, wait a good 15 to 20 minutes before putting them back, and see what happens.
Take Care,
Richard
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Self Loathing Froggy
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Richard
Bingo !
Everything works nice. It's asked to re-install some devices like the scanner, but that's nothing.
Thanks a lot
Bre901
I would remove the power cord from the power supply and the battery from the motherboard, wait a good 15 to 20 minutes before putting them back, and see what happens
Everything works nice. It's asked to re-install some devices like the scanner, but that's nothing.
Thanks a lot
Bre901
