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Hugh Vandervoort <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:57:55 -0400
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I have seen this with a weak or failing power supply. Test it or
replace with a known good one.


On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Harvey Rose <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have GigaByte GA-M57SLI-S4 motherboard with AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+  with 2
> Sata HD with a 400watt power supply. When first starting  the computer it
> will not boot up but the fan starts on the CPU and power supply. The screen
> say analog then digital then goes blank. When I let run like this for about
> 10 minutes and do then do a cold boot then it boots up normal.  I'm running
> Windows XP SP3 32bit.  I have ttried reconnecting the powersupply, Sata
> drives, and reseated the memory and video card (GeForce 8800 GT). To me it
> seems like some kind of thermo problem but can't seem to pin point it. Any
> suggestion?
> I can't remember when it started to do this.
>
> Harvey
>
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