enermax liberty 500

[heinz256]

Hi

So whenever I power down my pc to open my case up or w/e, I unplug the power cord and also turn the I/O switch on the back of the PSU to the off position. After Im done whatever Im doing, I plug the cord back into the PSU and turn the I/O switch back to the On position(in no particular order), I try to hit the power button on the case to power up but nothing happens. I have to wait a couple minutes to press the button and then it'll power up. When it does bootup, everything is fine. I see the green light on the mobo so Im guessing power is available but I don't know whats wrong. I have also tried different power outlets and the same problem occurs. Anyone ever heard of something like this??I guess my temporary solution is to not hit the I/O switch?Also is there any program to monitor my psu and see if its stable or not??Thanks in advance.

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

No idea. IDK.


...Galvanized

 

[NuAlphaMan]

Heinz,

I had a similar problem with one of my PCs (well, it wasn't a problem actually). It was weirding me out, but it was a process that the Mobo when thru to keep anything shorting out. Everytime I went to turn on the PC, there was about a 5 second delay before it powered up. It took me a second to find, but the manual stated this was normal for the mobo to powerup in that manner. If you have the manual for the mobo, check to see if that is what you mobo is doing.

 

[opmike]

Well, I have the same power supply myself, and I never noticed any sort of delay that you described. I have used this board with both my current C51 and my old M2N-E, and both powered up just fine. After plugging in all the cables, I just hit the switch in the back, 1-2 seconds later the lights on the motherboard light up, and as soon as that happens I can immediately hit the power button on the case.

 

[Texun]

I had an Aantec that did something similar. I had to wait about 5 seconds after energizing the PSU before hitting the start button, but never had to wait a couple of minutes. I took a SWAG and figured the initial delay was due to the caps charging up. I have no science behind this but couldn't think of anything else. It still works fine after about 4 years. As far as monitoring the PSU, I would try Speedfan and see what it tells you.

 

[Bull Dog]

Originally posted by: Texun
I had an Aantec that did something similar. I had to wait about 5 seconds after energizing the PSU before hitting the start button, but never had to wait a couple of minutes. I took a SWAG and figured the initial delay was due to the caps charging up. I have no science behind this but couldn't think of anything else. It still works fine after about 4 years. As far as monitoring the PSU, I would try Speedfan and see what it tells you.

With my Liberty 620 I have to wait about three seconds from energizing the PSU before I can power my computer on.

 

[themusgrat]

Ya, I have a Liberty 500, and I have to wait about 10 seconds for power to cycle all the way through, I guess that's what it is. But I try to wait more than that, because if I don't, sometimes it will power on but never boot the BIOS. Do you literally mean like a couple of minutes?