[SOLVED] Weirdest PC issue

[Chingy182]

Hi guys

So I have a very weird PC issue I just cannot wrap my head around.

I have my PC for about a year now, bought second hand, but still good working condition, etc.

From the first day I had issues starting her up at home.

It would eventually start after a long struggle and once shut down, the process started all over again.

I took it into a repair shop and they sorted it right out, working 100% at their shop.

Then as soon as I get home, it just does not want to start up again.

I have tried plugging it in at multiple plug points at home and it still does not want to start.

Back to repair shop and fires up immediately again.

All plugs at home also work 100% even when stress testing the plug point by putting multiple appliances in at the same time.

Any thoughts of what could be causing this issue?

 

[CountMike]

Hi guys

So I have a very weird PC issue I just cannot wrap my head around.

I have my PC for about a year now, bought second hand, but still good working condition, etc.

From the first day I had issues starting her up at home.

It would eventually start after a long struggle and once shut down, the process started all over again.

I took it into a repair shop and they sorted it right out, working 100% at their shop.

Then as soon as I get home, it just does not want to start up again.

I have tried plugging it in at multiple plug points at home and it still does not want to start.

Back to repair shop and fires up immediately again.

All plugs at home also work 100% even when stress testing the plug point by putting multiple appliances in at the same time.

Any thoughts of what could be causing this issue?

Did you check voltage in those plugs ?

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

It would eventually start after a long struggle...

what exactly do you mean by this?
post screen is taking a long time to show up or to pass, Windows is taking a long time to load, hardware is taking a long time to start-up, system is getting no power until after multiple attempts at powering on, etc?

and please post your system specs

 

[Chingy182]

Did you check voltage in those plugs ?

No I have not checked voltage in the plug points.

My only assessment thus far was to put a kettle, hairdryer & heater all into the same plug point and switch them all on to see if it would work or short.

 

[CountMike]

No I have not checked voltage in the plug points.

My only assessment thus far was to put a kettle, hairdryer & heater all into the same plug point and switch them all on to see if it would work or short.

Those things are much less sensitive to voltage drops than computers.

 

[Chingy182]

what exactly do you mean by this?
post screen is taking a long time to show up or to pass, Windows is taking a long time to load, hardware is taking a long time to start-up, system is getting no power until after multiple attempts at powering on, etc?

and please post your system specs

AMD Ryzen 5 1600, 16gb ram, Nvidia 760 gtx ; Western digital blue 250gb ssd
I also added 2x extra 1.5tb harddrives from a previous PC.

The comment you mention I was referring to multiple efforts to try start the PC, eventually giving up, coming back the next day to try again, etc, etc. and one day out of the blue it will just start up again.

Example, one day it started after holding the power button in for about 30sec.

But this trick only worked once.

 

[Chingy182]

Those things are much less sensitive to voltage drops than computers.

So I should get an electrician in to come check out my voltage in the house you think?

Would the issue then be along the lines of that there's not sufficient voltage to fire up the PSU?

 

[shivababbli]

Hi guys

So I have a very weird PC issue I just cannot wrap my head around.

I have my PC for about a year now, bought second hand, but still good working condition, etc.

From the first day I had issues starting her up at home.

It would eventually start after a long struggle and once shut down, the process started all over again.

I took it into a repair shop and they sorted it right out, working 100% at their shop.

Then as soon as I get home, it just does not want to start up again.

I have tried plugging it in at multiple plug points at home and it still does not want to start.

Back to repair shop and fires up immediately again.

All plugs at home also work 100% even when stress testing the plug point by putting multiple appliances in at the same time.

Any thoughts of what could be causing this issue?

Try to swap the power button connecter with restart button in Mobo end and try to boot using the restart button.... Maybe there is a problem with the button

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

.... Maybe there is a problem with the button

there is a chance that this could very well be the issue. i have had a couple cheaper cases over 15+ years that had issues with their control panels.
it could be a loose connection to the power button that only sometimes fires or gets toggled into place, or something similar.