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Power-On Delay
Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:47 pm
by fritvic
My computer is attached to a power strip. When I turn on the strip I can see that the motherboard is getting power (from the lights on the board), but I can't turn on the computer until I hear the fan spin up--which is a couple of minutes later. Do I have a bad motherboard or power supply?
Re: Power-On Delay
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:23 am
by DMB2000uk
What fan spins up?
Fans don't normally come on until you actually press the power button on the case to turn the PC on.
Dan
Re: Power-On Delay
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:46 am
by fritvic
The CPU fan. If the computer has been plugged in for awhile, disconnecting and reconnecting the power cable causes the fan to come on immediately with no delay.
Re: Power-On Delay
Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:26 am
by DMB2000uk
Is the fan coming on a normal feature of your PC? Or has it started happening with the power on delay?
Could you list the full specifications of you PC please.
Dan
Re: Power-On Delay
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 1:42 pm
by Kougar
What lights are these, and do they stay on? Does the CPU fan keep spinning, or does it stop again?
Re: Power-On Delay
Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 8:16 pm
by fritvic
It's a green LED that stays on when the computer is plugged in. The CPU fan spins up for a fraction of a second and stops.
Re: Power-On Delay
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 3:06 pm
by Kougar
The CPU Fan spinning up when power is restored to the PSU sounds normal. It'll take a few seconds for the PSU to set and be ready for a powergood signal from the motherboard... if you flip on the power strip, wait a full 5 seconds before pressing the power button once and it should work fine?
As DMB said what are the system/PSU specs?