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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: peruvianpisco on January 11, 2006, 12:35

Title: MY motherboard Asrock, i guess
Post by: peruvianpisco on January 11, 2006, 12:35

Hello, since i got a new mobo, an Asrock P4i45GV, it turns on for a moment, i mean it sounds like a normal start one second, (cooler works, no beeps), then it stops and resume again, always start two times so i always thought it's normal..but is it?
I say start, maybe i must say boot, you know i suck in english  :blush:
Thank you in advance

Title: MY motherboard Asrock, i guess
Post by: Sandra on January 11, 2006, 12:37

Do you mean that it starts then shuts down and then restarts by itself or do you have to push the button again ?

Title: MY motherboard Asrock, i guess
Post by: peruvianpisco on January 11, 2006, 20:23

Hi,
It restarts by itself...and always does it

Title: MY motherboard Asrock, i guess
Post by: Simon on January 11, 2006, 21:46

Do you mean Windows fully loads, then restarts, or is this happening within a few seconds of you switching on the machine?

Title: MY motherboard Asrock, i guess
Post by: Sandra on January 12, 2006, 00:16

I think its doing it before it loads the bios Simon  :?

Its probably not loading the GFX drivers properly but I cant understand why it reboots itself  :?

Title: MY motherboard Asrock, i guess
Post by: peruvianpisco on January 12, 2006, 01:46

Right Sandra, it is just a moment, no time to display anything .. i thought it was a feature to check the power supply or the voltage because it is new, i assumed it was right, now i am worry

Title: MY motherboard Asrock, i guess
Post by: Sandra on January 12, 2006, 02:25

Well as long as it does start without you having to do anything I wouldnt worry too much.

Does it start ok if its just been shut down for a few minutes or is it always the same ?

It almost sounds as if the power supply is "soft" starting so it needs to build up its power doesnt it but I havent heard of anything being designed to do that on a pc  :?

Title: MY motherboard Asrock, i guess
Post by: peruvianpisco on January 12, 2006, 17:54

It always started the same way, i guess one second between the false and "true" start.

Title: MY motherboard Asrock, i guess
Post by: Sandra on January 13, 2006, 00:29

Is it a new power supply or have you used it in another pc or with a different motherboard before ?

Title: MY motherboard Asrock, i guess
Post by: peruvianpisco on January 13, 2006, 05:29

It's a new one, i tried with another one, new too, and the same thing happened, rated 500w both, all is new except the case

Title: MY motherboard Asrock, i guess
Post by: Sandra on January 13, 2006, 13:57

Unless its a bios setting then I have no idea on that one  :?

Title: ok
Post by: peruvianpisco on January 13, 2006, 15:51

Ok, thank you  ... it's strange