Power-On Delay

[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?

[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

[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.

[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

[Kougar]

What lights are these, and do they stay on? Does the CPU fan keep spinning, or does it stop again?

[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.

[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?