Hello there,
I own a desktop for which I recently performed a hard drive replacement. I originally had two drives, one of which appeared to be failing and was causing startup issues (e.g. Windows failing to boot, model name of the drive was spelled wrong in BIOS). I decided to also uninstall the auxiliary hard drive that had come with the computer (it was intended in the original build as a backup drive for files, but I use external drives now).
Uninstalled drives:
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB (faulty drive) (SATA interface)
Seagate ST380011A 80gb (backup drive) (IDE interface)
Installed Drive:
Seagate ST3500312CS 500gb (SATA) (Windows 7 OS installed)
My issue now is that on powering up after inactivity the computer generally will power on with power lights and fans active (but slow & quiet) but will not boot to BIOS. Shutdown, disconnecting/reconnecting power cable and toggling the power switch to the power supply with multiple restarts will get the computer to boot eventually. Nothing unusual happens once the computer starts normally, Windows 7 starts up without issue.
Specifications are below:
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Wolfdale 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 333MHz (5-5-5-15)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5KPL-VM (Socket 775)
Graphics
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Storage
465GB Seagate ST3500312CS ATA Device (SATA)
Optical Drives
ATAPI DVD A DH20A1S ATA Device
Audio
AMD High Definition Audio Device
PSU:
HEC-300AR-PTE 300W
So far I have attempted reseating the RAM, power cables to the motherboard, graphics card and disk drives. On a successful startup, devices all appear to function normally.
I was investigating the power supply being the issue. Prior to this hardware change, I did not have this problem, but after consulting recommended power supply calculators, I find the recommended supply for my system is a minimum of 450W. The PSU is one of the few original build parts of my computer, along with the DVD drive, motherboard and case.
I've included the voltage readings from Piriform Speccy for the motherboard below:
Voltage
CPU CORE 1.184 V
MEMORY CONTROLLER 1.864 V
+3.3V 3.280 V
+5V 4.920 V
+12V 10.650 V
VIN5 1.608 V
VIN6 1.528 V
Would the scenario as I've described so far suggest that the power supply is causing the problem (e.g. the new drive is not receiving enough power on startup?), or could something else be causing this?
Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Andy
Update 1: Changed cmos battery, issue remains, also found that the drivers for my audio device integrated with the motherboard keep seemingly being uninstalled on bootup, and the only way to reinstall them is to uninstall and then reinstall through device manager.e drivers for my audio device integrated with the motherboard keep seemingly being uninstalled on bootup, and the only way to reinstall them is to uninstall and then reinstall through device manager.
Update 2: Still having problems with the Realtek audio device integrated with the motherboard, my network adapter (Atheros L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Controller) also sometimes fails to be detected on startup)
Update 3: Changed PSU to EVGA 500W Bronze
Voltage readings are now:
CPU CORE 1.192 V
MEMORY CONTROLLER 1.848 V
+3.3V 3.280 V
+5V 4.920 V
+12V 11.598 V
VIN5 1.544 V
VIN6 1.616 V
Also, Motherboard is registering a temperature of 1 degrees C in speccy?
Motherboard
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model P5KPL-VM (Socket 775)
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model P35/G33/G31
Chipset Revision A2
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model 82801GB (ICH7/R)
Southbridge Revision A1
System Temperature 1 °C
I own a desktop for which I recently performed a hard drive replacement. I originally had two drives, one of which appeared to be failing and was causing startup issues (e.g. Windows failing to boot, model name of the drive was spelled wrong in BIOS). I decided to also uninstall the auxiliary hard drive that had come with the computer (it was intended in the original build as a backup drive for files, but I use external drives now).
Uninstalled drives:
Hitachi HDS721616PLA380 160GB (faulty drive) (SATA interface)
Seagate ST380011A 80gb (backup drive) (IDE interface)
Installed Drive:
Seagate ST3500312CS 500gb (SATA) (Windows 7 OS installed)
My issue now is that on powering up after inactivity the computer generally will power on with power lights and fans active (but slow & quiet) but will not boot to BIOS. Shutdown, disconnecting/reconnecting power cable and toggling the power switch to the power supply with multiple restarts will get the computer to boot eventually. Nothing unusual happens once the computer starts normally, Windows 7 starts up without issue.
Specifications are below:
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.00GHz
Wolfdale 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 333MHz (5-5-5-15)
Motherboard
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5KPL-VM (Socket 775)
Graphics
1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series (ASUStek Computer Inc)
Storage
465GB Seagate ST3500312CS ATA Device (SATA)
Optical Drives
ATAPI DVD A DH20A1S ATA Device
Audio
AMD High Definition Audio Device
PSU:
HEC-300AR-PTE 300W
So far I have attempted reseating the RAM, power cables to the motherboard, graphics card and disk drives. On a successful startup, devices all appear to function normally.
I was investigating the power supply being the issue. Prior to this hardware change, I did not have this problem, but after consulting recommended power supply calculators, I find the recommended supply for my system is a minimum of 450W. The PSU is one of the few original build parts of my computer, along with the DVD drive, motherboard and case.
I've included the voltage readings from Piriform Speccy for the motherboard below:
Voltage
CPU CORE 1.184 V
MEMORY CONTROLLER 1.864 V
+3.3V 3.280 V
+5V 4.920 V
+12V 10.650 V
VIN5 1.608 V
VIN6 1.528 V
Would the scenario as I've described so far suggest that the power supply is causing the problem (e.g. the new drive is not receiving enough power on startup?), or could something else be causing this?
Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Andy
Update 1: Changed cmos battery, issue remains, also found that the drivers for my audio device integrated with the motherboard keep seemingly being uninstalled on bootup, and the only way to reinstall them is to uninstall and then reinstall through device manager.e drivers for my audio device integrated with the motherboard keep seemingly being uninstalled on bootup, and the only way to reinstall them is to uninstall and then reinstall through device manager.
Update 2: Still having problems with the Realtek audio device integrated with the motherboard, my network adapter (Atheros L1 Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Controller) also sometimes fails to be detected on startup)
Update 3: Changed PSU to EVGA 500W Bronze
Voltage readings are now:
CPU CORE 1.192 V
MEMORY CONTROLLER 1.848 V
+3.3V 3.280 V
+5V 4.920 V
+12V 11.598 V
VIN5 1.544 V
VIN6 1.616 V
Also, Motherboard is registering a temperature of 1 degrees C in speccy?
Motherboard
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer INC.
Model P5KPL-VM (Socket 775)
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model P35/G33/G31
Chipset Revision A2
Southbridge Vendor Intel
Southbridge Model 82801GB (ICH7/R)
Southbridge Revision A1
System Temperature 1 °C
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