pc hard to start up

[aluisias]

can anyone help i press start buton tostart pc it runs for

five seconds then shuts down i have to keep doing this

util it comes on and runs properly

have xp home edition

[Dalo Harkin]

Ok - do you have more than 1 stick of RAM -

have you changed anything at all hardware wise recently -

are all the fans turning in particular the CPU

[ManiacMitch]

well this used to happen to me on my laptop i bought it off my mate for £50 no wonder it was cheap anyways ive fixed most of the errors on here now

[Dalo Harkin]

Ok,

 

we will take this problem as solved unless you post otherwise.

[chris lovett]

As it wasn't the same person who replied, i am double checking and adding some input.

 

What you should check is that it's reading your hardrive when it's loading for those 5 seconds. If it's not try checking the connection between the hard drive and computer. It could be a faulty lead but they are cheap and easy to replace. Secondly if your Ram is Loose you may notice a Beeping and then it wouldn't load.

[Dalo Harkin]

As it wasn't the same person who replied, i am double checking and adding some input.

 

What you should check is that it's reading your hardrive when it's loading for those 5 seconds. If it's not try checking the connection between the hard drive and computer. It could be a faulty lead but they are cheap and easy to replace. Secondly if your Ram is Loose you may notice a Beeping and then it wouldn't load.

 

 

I think the connections are fine ''i have to keep doing this

util it comes on and runs properly'' :rolleyes:

[chris lovett]

I had bought a Bran new PC and 20% of the time it would run but rest of the time it wasn't picking up my hardrive, this came down to a cheap cable supplied with the computer so i swapped it with an old one and worked, Later went back and added the same cable to old PC as was giving it away and same problem occured there.

 

:)

 

 

I think the connections are fine ''i have to keep doing this

util it comes on and runs properly'' :rolleyes:

[Dalo Harkin]

I had bought a Bran new PC and 20% of the time it would run but rest of the time it wasn't picking up my hardrive, this came down to a cheap cable supplied with the computer so i swapped it with an old one and worked, Later went back and added the same cable to old PC as was giving it away and same problem occured there.

 

:)

 

 

I have never heard of a PC that popped the RAM out and then in again at will :rolleyes:

The fact that if you keep pressing the power on and then off again indicates that the MOBO is tripping and faulty, this is most often caused by a badly constructed PC and someone that has used the wrong size standoff's or a screw that is caught somewhere causing the MOBO to shut down if it arcs.