Recently, my two and half year old computer (at home) began having issues with starting up. Originally, it would only fail to start up when the video card slipped and became unseated, but now it is afflicted with a more complex and aggravating problem. Essentially, I'll turn on the computer and all the fans will start up, but it won't POST. The video card fan will achieve the same high-revolution rate it does at the onset of of a normal start-up, but instead of settling down just prior to the POST, it will maintain this speed indefinitely. There is no signal to the monitor, despite the obvious fact that the video card is seated properly and functioning. To me, it seems as if the system is halted is pre-POST mode, as if it is missing something that signals it it should proceed forward with the boot process.
The problem would be less aggravating if the computer could never start up (because at least I could reasonably conclude it was the video card, or at least glean some insight from others who have this issue - Google only yields cases in which the computers can't start), but I've found a way to consistently make it function properly. After a bit of experimentation and frustrated troubleshooting, I noticed that if I let the system sit in its frozen state for a couple of minutes, shut it down, and then restart it, it will invariably boot properly. While it's nice to know that I can still use the system, I don't think this workaround is optimal for the long-term health of the computer, nor does actually the solve the underlying (and unidentified) problem with some aspect of the circuitry. Has anyone heard of this issue before, or is at least able to contribute something to solving it?
Specs:
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
Core 2 Duo E6750 with AC Freezer 7 Pro
4 GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800
Evga 8800GTS 512
Samsung SpinRite 400GB
Lite-On DVD Burner
Seasonic S12-550HT
The problem would be less aggravating if the computer could never start up (because at least I could reasonably conclude it was the video card, or at least glean some insight from others who have this issue - Google only yields cases in which the computers can't start), but I've found a way to consistently make it function properly. After a bit of experimentation and frustrated troubleshooting, I noticed that if I let the system sit in its frozen state for a couple of minutes, shut it down, and then restart it, it will invariably boot properly. While it's nice to know that I can still use the system, I don't think this workaround is optimal for the long-term health of the computer, nor does actually the solve the underlying (and unidentified) problem with some aspect of the circuitry. Has anyone heard of this issue before, or is at least able to contribute something to solving it?
Specs:
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R
Core 2 Duo E6750 with AC Freezer 7 Pro
4 GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 800
Evga 8800GTS 512
Samsung SpinRite 400GB
Lite-On DVD Burner
Seasonic S12-550HT
Last edited by nukchebi0 (2010-03-11 18:08:22)
