RE: Strange problem
June 22, 2011 at 3:05 pm
(This post was last modified: June 22, 2011 at 3:06 pm by Welsh cake.)
(June 20, 2011 at 9:49 am)Darwinian Wrote: When I switch my PC on it boots up. Nothing strange there. However, if the PC has been turned off at the wall I have to switch it on at the wall/power socket and then wait a good 3 minutes before I can then actually turn the computer itself on. If I try to switch it on before the 3 minutes, nothing happens.I often ask myself *why something happens* whenever a turn on my 11-year old Tiny Windows Me laptop. No one has ever explained how that embarrassment still has the balls to boot up despite not even being capable of supporting broadband. <D
Explain that
Okay, two questions:
1. How old is this computer we're talking about?
2. Is there is something acting up with your PSU or power lead?
You see I once had a similar issue with my extension leads because they were surge-protected or other, I did a PAT test and they checked out okay which was odd, it earthed, insulation was fine, wasn't until getting a new lead altogether did I resolve the "problem".
