Computer Won't Start
Question:After I shut down the computer then when I try to start up nothing happens. Once I shut the power off and try again it will start. Some times I have to shut the power off more than one to get it to start.
Answer:
Unfortunately this is one of those rule out the bad component problems.
You can first rule out the power switch on the case by trying to start
the computer from the motherboard. If you feel comfortable doing this
you can open the case and find the wire that connects from the case
power button to the motherboard. It will most likely say pwr on it and
have 2 wires going into one plug. The connection on the motherboard will
have 2 pins. Once you find this you can take the wire off and take a
screwdriver and "short" the connection on the motherboard by making
contact with both pins at the same time. You don't need to hold it on
there once it starts. Just hold it a second or two until it starts then
you can take the screwdriver off. If it starts right away then you know
it is your power switch on the case and you can fix it. I would just get
a new case and transfer the parts if you know how or find someone that
can maybe fix the power switch.
You can also try replacing the power
supply. Its really easy to do. All it involves is unplugging the power
connections off the motherboard, hard drive, floppy and CDROM. Then you
take out 4 screws on the back of the computer and it will come right
out.
Another option is to take out your
cards such as modem, sound, network etc one at a time to see if one of
them is causing the problem.
There is also the possibility that the
motherboard may have a problem too. Unfortunately these kinds of
hardware issues can be many things.
