Cold Boot - Please Help

[quarg1]

HI Guys, anybody help.

After being switched off for a period of say 12 hours when i try to boot PC I get the error 'Your AGP may have a problem'.

If I pull out power lead and reconnect it, it boots every time and no further problems.

I have the following bits:

Athlon 1400 (266 FSB)
Geforce Titanium 200
Maxtor 40 GB HD
CDRW 16x
DVD 16/48
Fortisimmo Soundcard
External Modem
3 Case Fans
CPU Coooler Fan
256 Ram

Although a small problem it is irritating.

Could this be:

1. A problem with MOBO.

2. A problem with Graphics card.

3. A problem with power unit not sending enough juice.

Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers

 

[AndyHui]

You forgot to list what motherboard you have.

How large is your power supply, ie how many watts?

 

[quarg1]

Sorry,

I have the following:

AOpen AK73 PRO(A) MoBo (KT133A) Chipset.

Generic (Cheap) 300Watt PSU

Hope that helps.

Cheers

 

[DAPUNISHER]

It sounds like the power supply(as you suspect as well), as often is the case when using 300w generic PS with a 1.4 T-Bird set-up. The 1.4 needs alot of juice and the combined 5+&3.3+ output probably isn't cutting it. Sometimes increasing the CPU's vcore can resolve the problem, most times not. It may even be the mobo has a leaky capacitor or something. The free fix is to turn the power supply's switch to the off position until ready to use the system again. However, investing in a quality power supply is never a bad investment and if the problem persists you'll know it's the board. 😉

 

[AndyHui]

A cheap 300W power supply won't cut it in your system.

As DAPUNISHER says, invest in a good quality one.

 

[quarg1]

Thanks Guys,

I shall buy a decent appproved PSU and give that a try.

Thanks again

Quarg