My father's old PC had begun exhibiting an odd power button problem. It would take him 15-25 presses of the power button to get the computer started with a cold boot. I happened to have a spare case lying around and so transplanted the entire guts of the old PC (PSU included) into the new case checking that it was working with minimal hardware installed and then with the full hardware load. Thinking the problem was solved (I had assumed it was a faulty power button connection on the old case), I left it at that but he has just told me it took him 10 attempts to get it started this morning.
The PSU is a 700w Zalman that should easily cover the power requirements of an old core 2 CPU and a low-end solid-state cooled 5000 series GPU. The MB is an Asus P5N32-E SLI. I have checked the MB power connections and they are all seated correctly.
Any ideas what might be causing this and/or how to troubleshoot it?
The current rig has lasted him for at least 3 years before the above problems started.
The PSU is a 700w Zalman that should easily cover the power requirements of an old core 2 CPU and a low-end solid-state cooled 5000 series GPU. The MB is an Asus P5N32-E SLI. I have checked the MB power connections and they are all seated correctly.
Any ideas what might be causing this and/or how to troubleshoot it?
The current rig has lasted him for at least 3 years before the above problems started.
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