PC takes long time to power on

[deathbot]

Hello,

I built my Win 7 HTPC and everything worked fine at first. Then one day, I hit the power button and nothing happened. The next day, I opened it up, checked for any loose connections, hit the power button and it booted up immediately. Put it back in my entertainment center and it soon started doing the same thing. But what I soon realized was that it was powering on, but about 5 minutes later. What happens when I hit the power button is that the power buttom flashes quickly, but does not power on, fans do not spin, no post beep... nothing. Then a few minutes later, it starts up as if I had just pushed the button.

I have built five machines so far, so while I am not a novice, I am still learning.

Any thoughts, PS, battery, ram?

 

[jmsellars1]

My PC does the same thing but it's more like 4-5 seconds than 4-5 minutes. For me it seems to be because I have too many USB devices plugged in. If I remove them it doesn't happen.

 

[deathbot]

I do have a lot of usb devices but 5 minutes. That doesn't make sense. Well, I'll give it a try.

 

[rozz]

the PSU came with the case didnt it?

 

[deathbot]

No. It was a NZXT case and a seperate PS.