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illicitstylz · 01-01-2009, 04:53 PM

Specs: (off the top of my head)
Motherboard: ASUS p5-LD2-VM
Intel pentium d processor
nVidia 7600GT video card
x2 1GB Kingston Ram
Windows XP x64

My computer has been working fine for the last few months without real serious complications.

I finished using it yesterday, shut it off through the start menu as usual, and left for NYE plans.

Came back today, tried to boot up the computer, the fan/HD would start up and beep but then turn off again immediately. I would then have to remove the power plug and replace it, then push power again for it to boot up then shut down immediately. The Green LED on the motherboard itself is on.

I've tried -
- reseating all the plugs
- booting up with one piece of ram to test it ( i have 1GB x2 )
- unplugging all unneccesary devices and keeping the critical ones (eg. gfx card, HDD, PSU etc )

Yet to no avail, i'm completely clueless now what to do.

Due to the fact that it starts up momentarily, it can't be the PSU can it?
So it should be the motherboard's problem?

Any suggestions before I send in the motherboard for warranty?
Any insight is appreciated!

01-01-2009, 04:53 PM	#1
illicitstylz Banned (ABWS) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Richmond Posts: 5,138 Thanked 2,216 Times in 510 Posts Failed 852 Times in 132 Posts	HELP - PC boots up for half a second only Specs: (off the top of my head) Motherboard: ASUS p5-LD2-VM Intel pentium d processor nVidia 7600GT video card x2 1GB Kingston Ram Windows XP x64 My computer has been working fine for the last few months without real serious complications. I finished using it yesterday, shut it off through the start menu as usual, and left for NYE plans. Came back today, tried to boot up the computer, the fan/HD would start up and beep but then turn off again immediately. I would then have to remove the power plug and replace it, then push power again for it to boot up then shut down immediately. The Green LED on the motherboard itself is on. I've tried - - reseating all the plugs - booting up with one piece of ram to test it ( i have 1GB x2 ) - unplugging all unneccesary devices and keeping the critical ones (eg. gfx card, HDD, PSU etc ) Yet to no avail, i'm completely clueless now what to do. Due to the fact that it starts up momentarily, it can't be the PSU can it? So it should be the motherboard's problem? Any suggestions before I send in the motherboard for warranty? Any insight is appreciated! Last edited by illicitstylz; 01-01-2009 at 05:04 PM.