To Post or Not Post, that is the question

rexehuk · 3 Sep 2009 at 14:38

Having an issue with my build at the moment, more of an annoyance rather than a big problem at the moment.

Sometimes I turn on my PC and it will not post... I hit the reset button once and then it posts fine. Happens 65% of the time that I turn on the pc for a first time in the morning.

Now I originally thought it might be cables etc, but I changed to a new case yesterday and even installed a Sata DVD-ROM as I thought my IDE was causing problems.

Problem is still there... motherboard is a P6T

xb8browney · 3 Sep 2009 at 14:39

Restore BIOS defaults.

Failing that I'd say PSU

PermaBanned · 3 Sep 2009 at 14:39

Reset the BIOS?

And do you know where in the POST it fails?

rexehuk · 3 Sep 2009 at 14:41

Superewza said:
Reset the BIOS?

And do you know where in the POST it fails?

No display output, can't even see the Asus P6T screen. Fans etc all turn on then it just stays there

PermaBanned · 3 Sep 2009 at 14:52

Well read the manual, should tell you how to clear the CMOS.

rexehuk · 3 Sep 2009 at 14:54

I know how to clear the CMOS, do you really think this is the problem? Don't want to lose all my OC profiles.

PermaBanned · 3 Sep 2009 at 14:59

I can't imagine what else it would be, other than the PSU. It might be an overheating problem, but from the moment you press the button i don't think it would get hot enough.

ralph09 · 3 Sep 2009 at 16:50

Funny, I was just coming to the forum to post about seemingly the exact same problem.

My new build was working fine with a Dell screen I borrowed from work, but then when I hooked up my new Asus VH222H, basically everytime I turn on for the first time, I get no display, although most of the time I get the 'beep' and fans on seemingly normal. Then when I turn off and on again, it usually works fine the second time. If not second then third time.

This made me think it was an issue related to the monitor. Any thoughts?