Comp not starting up much

I put together a computer with the help of my friend this summer so
its not that old. Recently it wouldn't start up, I would press the
start button but there would be no BEEP and no video signal. I would
have to keep restarting my computer about 10 times then I would hear
the BEEP and it would start up correctly. Does anyone know whats
wrong or have any suggestions.

Heres what I have:

450watt power supply
AMD Anthlon 2500 333fbs
Asus A7V8X-X motherboard
Radeon 9600 pro 128ddr
(modem & sound card)
60 gig harddrive
512 ddr PC3200 stick of ram

thanks...

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tom wrote:

> I put together a computer with the help of my friend this summer so
> its not that old. Recently it wouldn't start up, I would press the
> start button but there would be no BEEP and no video signal. I would
> have to keep restarting my computer about 10 times then I would hear
> the BEEP and it would start up correctly. Does anyone know whats
> wrong or have any suggestions.
>
> Heres what I have:
>
> 450watt power supply
> AMD Anthlon 2500 333fbs
> Asus A7V8X-X motherboard
> Radeon 9600 pro 128ddr
> (modem & sound card)
> 60 gig harddrive
> 512 ddr PC3200 stick of ram

What brand of power supply are you using ?
If you're going to use a CPU such as the AMD Athlon you need a *good* power
supply.

Not all power supplies are capable of delivering their rated outputs.

If you do a Google search through this newsgroup for "w_tom" (as author or
poster), you'll find some very useful information regarding the testing of
computer power supplies.

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Ron n1zhi

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i have a Antec 450watt ATX12V...

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> i have a Antec 450watt ATX12V...

That should be more than enough for a AMD XP2500+ you still can check
the power supply when it's not booting using a volt meter. Start at
the Motherboard supply connector and test the gray wire in the back
third wire from the right this is the power OK wire and must read
greater than or equal to 3V if it is less then this indicates one of
the power supply voltage rails are not working correctly. The other
wire's will test starting at the back right
12V,5VSB,PW-OK,GND,5V,GND,5V,GND,3.3V,3.3V :back row
5V,5V,-5V,GND,GND,GND,PS-ON,GND,-12V,3.3V :front row

You may also want to check and see if your cables/graphics card/memory
are all seated correctly.

hope this helps

Is it a high quality brand power supply? If its a 'cheap' 450 watt supply,
it may be the cause of your non-starts. I would try installing a good
quality power supply and see if that fixes it.

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DaveW



"tom" <> wrote in message
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> I put together a computer with the help of my friend this summer so
> its not that old. Recently it wouldn't start up, I would press the
> start button but there would be no BEEP and no video signal. I would
> have to keep restarting my computer about 10 times then I would hear
> the BEEP and it would start up correctly. Does anyone know whats
> wrong or have any suggestions.
>
> Heres what I have:
>
> 450watt power supply
> AMD Anthlon 2500 333fbs
> Asus A7V8X-X motherboard
> Radeon 9600 pro 128ddr
> (modem & sound card)
> 60 gig harddrive
> 512 ddr PC3200 stick of ram
>
> thanks...

"DaveW" <> wrote in message news:<TXIHb.502474$275.1413287@attbi_s53>...
> Is it a high quality brand power supply? If its a 'cheap' 450 watt supply,
> it may be the cause of your non-starts. I would try installing a good
> quality power supply and see if that fixes it.
>
> --
> DaveW


what is a good quality power supply?

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tom wrote:

> what is a good quality power supply?

Actually, you answered that question in your response to my post.

You do have a good quality power supply -- the Antec.

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Ron n1zhi

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(tom) wrote in message news:<. com>...
> "DaveW" <> wrote in message news:<TXIHb.502474$275.1413287@attbi_s53>...
> > Is it a high quality brand power supply? If its a 'cheap' 450 watt supply,
> > it may be the cause of your non-starts. I would try installing a good
> > quality power supply and see if that fixes it.
> >
> > --
> > DaveW
>
>
> what is a good quality power supply?

Antec makes some good Power supplies as does Sparkle Inc.