On Monday 20 July 2009 07:47:47 Paul Bransford wrote:
> ronan wrote:
> > Have you checked to see if there is a firmware upgrade available for
> > that motherboard?
> >
> > --ronan
> >
> >> Hello Sluggers.
> >>
> >> Thought I'd throw another one at you today. Running SuSE 11.0 and KDE3
> >> but that's not important.
> >>
> >> This has been going on for years but now I have to fix it. Every day
> >> when I boot up my machine (I have a toggle on a surge protector which
> >> fires everything up. monitor, printer, etc, and supplies power to the
> >> computer itself) However, the computer itself needs to be started
> >> independently by pushing a button on the front of the case. Everytime
> >> I do this i get a blank black screen. Nothing - nada. I have to push
> >> the button and hold it until the computer shuts down, re-push the
> >> button to start the computer again. This time the POST starts and the
> >> computer boots normally. Happens every time.
> >> The MB is a MSI K8T Neo2
> >>
> >> I have to fix it because I bought a new monitor and no amount of
> >> button pushing will bring up a Post screen. I sent the monitor back to
> >> Newegg thinking it was defective and they tested it finding nothing
> >> wrong,and sent it back to me.
> >>
> >> There are two options in the Award bios on how the button operates, an
> >> on/off (where it is set to that option) and a re-set mode. But, I am
> >> deathly afraid to change that for fear of getting a blank black screen
> >> forever with no way of getting back to the bios.
> >>
> >> Any ideas from the Sluggers?
> >>
> >> Bob S
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>
> This could potentially be a problem with the power supply.
>
> If you were to wait, say, 5 minutes.. before you try to turn on the
> computer after you turn everything else on, what happens?
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Paul,
Same condion. Waited 20 minutes today after powering everything up
before starting the computer. Had to restart it to get a Post.
Bob S
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