Sometimes doesn't boot up

Carth · 22 Feb 2008 at 08:05

Sometimes my computer doesn't boot up, it just shows the motherboard logo (Gigabyte) and then nothing happens. It never shows the POST screen, pressing TAB, DEL etc doesn't do anything. The CPU fan and the case fans are on. The only thing that can be done is turn it back off. What can cause something like this?

lmfy2k · 22 Feb 2008 at 08:18

what spec you got mate?

mobo? cpu? psu?

Carth · 22 Feb 2008 at 13:13

Corsair 520W PSU
Gigabyte P35C-DS3R
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400

Kearney_1988 · 22 Feb 2008 at 13:14

BIOS update?

Outcast · 22 Feb 2008 at 13:16

Go into BIOS and select hard drive delay and set it to about 3 seconds.

Sometimes the Bios reports no hard drive because the hd hasn't spun up quick enough.

SMB30 · 22 Feb 2008 at 23:07

This would happen to me if headers were connected the wrong way around, although I thought it did'nt happen with modern boards.

marc69 · 22 Feb 2008 at 23:12

My Rig is different to your but it does the same thing.

What i found it to be was my USB hub which had a few things connected to it (Ipod / Phone).

I just removed that and now it boots perfectly everytime. Not sure why it does it but it does