mBernhardt
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I've got an older HP that has been a bit of a workhorse for me. Once I get it up and running, it'll run for months without fail.
Problem is whenever it looses power for whatever reason it's a pain in the *** to get started back up.
I start it up and I it doesn't get past the POST. (no beep)
I do not hear the HD's start to spin up. (I could, they are old and loud) Nor does the monitor click on from standby.
If I let it sit for a while, it will eventually start back up.
I've gotten to think if it isn't maybe a heat-related issue. I haven't looked into it just yet. The airflow in the PC isn't the best.
Or I was wondering if it wasn't a power supply issue. There's 3HD's, 1 CDROM and a floppy as well as all the usual crap in there running off a 160W power supply. Only thing with this is that its also had the same issue when I unplug all but the CD and floppy. (live CD boot)
Any ideas?
Problem is whenever it looses power for whatever reason it's a pain in the *** to get started back up.
I start it up and I it doesn't get past the POST. (no beep)
I do not hear the HD's start to spin up. (I could, they are old and loud) Nor does the monitor click on from standby.
If I let it sit for a while, it will eventually start back up.
I've gotten to think if it isn't maybe a heat-related issue. I haven't looked into it just yet. The airflow in the PC isn't the best.
Or I was wondering if it wasn't a power supply issue. There's 3HD's, 1 CDROM and a floppy as well as all the usual crap in there running off a 160W power supply. Only thing with this is that its also had the same issue when I unplug all but the CD and floppy. (live CD boot)
Any ideas?