Computer starts when I plug it in

[Forgiven]

With nothing hooked up to it besides the power cord it will start to boot after plugging in the power cord. This is a new motherboard. ECS K7SEM sis730 and a duron 1G. I tried 2 different power supplies with the same result.

???

Thanks

 

[minendo]

Any chance that your Power Button is stuck or plugged in wrong on the mobo? Also is there anything touching the pins that the power button plugs into?

 

[Forgiven]

I have tried the power button with both polarities but have not checked for things touching. The power button will turn it off when I hold it in but soon as I let go it will reboot...weird.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Sounds like the power button is shorted out somehow.

By any chance do you have the power button plugged into the reset pins and vice versa?

 

[Forgiven]

I took all the controls off the mobo to the case and from the top it does not look shorted but it still starts...argh.

 

[minendo]

Does it still power on when the power switch and other wires from the case are not plugged in? Also what do you have the power supply set to?

 

[Forgiven]

yes! Only the atx connector is hooked up and both were set to 120

 

[minendo]

<< yes! Only the atx connector is hooked up and both were set to 120 >>


I really dont know what else to tell you, but you may want to RMA your board because it sounds like it is faulty.

 

[Forgiven]

that is what I was fingering but I thought I would ask around and see what everyone else thought...Tanks

 

[Bglad]

Have you tried disabling wake on lan and wake on modem?

 

[icepick1]

try unplugging/removing the BIOS battery for a minute. Then put it back and apply power.

 

[tkistre]

It's possible it may just something particular about your motherboard, not saying there is something wrong with it. My kid's pc has a MSI K7T Turbo in it and it does the same thing. If I pulled the power for whatever reason, then I plug it back in or flip the switch behind the Power Supply, it will boot up. I have changed power supplies before and it still did it. I put computers together for a side business and I've noticed several motherboards do this. Everything works flawless with all the motherboards, probably about 5-6 different ones, so I never complained.

 

[Agamar]

It is probably the setting in the bios that says how to start if power was interrupted. Many motherboards default to "On" after a power outage....Just turn this off.