Booting Problem

blinghound · 26 Sep 2009 at 19:30

Hey everyone,

I posted this question aaages ago, but since then, i have upgraded my hardware, and I am still facing the same issue.

When i power on my pc, the lights come on, the fans start up and everything, but after 5 seconds it switches itself off and after about 10 seconds it starts back up by itself and sometimes boots into windows. Also, if i shutdown after a successful boot and immediately switch it back on, it does so perfectly without switching off and on again.

I have tried changing the power supply, changing ram around and changing hard drives about, but to no avail.

Has anyone else had this issue?

Thanks

Blinghound

blinghound · 26 Sep 2009 at 19:44

Thanks, I'll try that. Its just it doesnt even get to the mobo logo, let alone POST, ive tried reseting overclock settings as well, but it still wudn't work.

Thanks for your help.

blinghound · 26 Sep 2009 at 20:01

May I ask what you tweaked? maybe the vcore isnt high enough?

I've tried tweaking, but it hasn't worked.

Cheers

blinghound · 27 Sep 2009 at 18:16

dude, I tried resetting all BIOS options to default (no overclock whatsoever) and I still get the same problem. Do you reckon it could be a faulty mobo?

Then again it's weird how it sometimes starts up and runs for hours after rebooting itself.

blinghound · 27 Sep 2009 at 19:48

that's interesting rodo, I havn't heard of this, I've searched through the manual and I cudnt find anything about it, is there any other way to find out?

and BuzZz i tried setting the voltages manually and automatically, but it didn't make any difference, I will try reseating the cpu though.

Thanks a lot everyone

blinghound · 29 Sep 2009 at 17:40

Hey, I have been fiddling around for ages and it seems clear the CMOS it stops doing it

, but as soon as I overclock, it starts again.

Can anyone offer any advice as to how to figure out which option causes this problem? Because the p5Q-pro is filled with tonnes of settings, and I still havnt found which one is the culprit.

Could it be lack of northbridge voltage BuzZz?

Thanks a lot for any response

blinghound · 30 Sep 2009 at 11:13

I think you may be right setter.

If i shutdown from windows and reboot, or restart from windows, it will boot straight back up. It's only until I turn off the mains or leave it for a long time it does it. It's just strange since it doesn't mention it anywhere in the manual or online.

Thanks for your help