1st boot up-nothing, 2nd boot up-ok

[dieharddave]

When i first start up my computer it goes through the process of booting up and then blank-nothing. So i reboot and then it takes me to my desktop. It happens everytime. The second time it works like a charm. What can i do so it boots up the first time?
Thanks,
Dave

 

[Guest]

what motherboard and graphics card

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I bought a pentium once!
Everybody makes mistakes..

 

[ChrisLudwig]

You may want to check the power supply.
At the initial power up, there may not be enough electricity to initialize everything at once.
That’s why it works on the second try.


- I got a board too: http://www.impactsites2000.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi

 

[dieharddave]

My motherboard is an Intel SE440bx-2 and my graphics card is Creative Labs 3D Blaster NVIDIA Riva TNT2 Ultra.

 

[NickM]

[Posted by dieharddave: “When i first start up my computer it goes through the process of booting up and then blank-nothing. So i reboot and then it takes me to my desktop. It happens everytime. The second time it works like a charm”

Does it happen the same way when you turn your PC power switch off <b>after several hours of work</b>, and in 15 sec turn it ON again? I mean first start-up, but when your PC is hot?

And one more question: any marks in the Event Viewer, notices in log files?