PC Boots everywhere except in the new apartment [pc boots] [new apartment]
Q: Hey everybody,
I have a PC sitting here with me that it will not boot. Whenever I press the button the light blinks just orange.
The strange thing is, this months PC performance when it was on my work and it was months before the operation when it was in my apartment (used for VPN.) However, once I moved to a new apartment, it stopped working. So I took it back to work to get a replacement, but when I plugged it started working again. After that I decided to take back to my new place, but when I tried to power it on the same problem happened again.
Does anyone guess what the problem might be? My other PC and all my other electronics work fine on the new place, and I have this problem PC connected to a new (although cheap) line conditioner.
I I remember reading an interesting discussion on these boards about a similar problem with that, but I could not find the search (I read at least two years ago.) Could this be a problem with the wiring here? Could it just be that a happy coincidence that the PC that I took the time to start working? If anyone has any idea I would really love to hear them.
Thanks!
Re:anyone know if this could be the root cause if your surge is still working, will the outlet send false signals and make your components still turn on and off…?
could it be powerjack outlet specific or could you find out if you plugged a testing device of some sort to really find out without calling in a tech?
Re:Try reseating things like memory, CPU, and all connections. The move could have vibrated something just enough to lose contact.
And, take it somewhere else to verify the power source question. Measure your line voltage. (Before and after the surge suppressor.)
Re:The older GX stuff is bad about this stuff. Personally, I wouldnt even plug a lamp into this thing until the apartment gets it fixed.
Re:A GX150? Man I have been throwing those away all week at my work.
Re:Hmmm, yeah, it appears to be faulty wiring to a single outlet. If I plug the PC into that outlet, it won't work (the LED flashes orange.) If I plug it into other outlets on the same side of the apartment after that, it still doesn't work.
But, if I plug it into an outlet in the kitchen (or over at work) it starts to work again, and will work on any outlet in the apartment EXCEPT the original problem outlet. The odd thing is that other devices work on that problem outlet, but maybe because this work PC is a crappy Dell GX150 it has some kind of generically craptastic PSU that can't handle it.
Anyways, I think I'll avoid having anything plugged into that outlet besides a lamp….
Thanks for the help!
Re:Yeah, it's faulty wiring probably.
Re:I would try this…
http://www.apcc.com/resource/include/techspec_index.cfm?base_sku=PF11VNT3
It says it could test for building faulty wiring and all that other jank if you do not know how to do it like me ^_^
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Site wiring fault indicator
In order to work properly, surge suppressors require a correctly wired and grounded outlet. APC surge protectors identify dangerous wiring problems before you plug in your equipment.
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Re:Have you tried different power outlets in the same house? I had this issue once in the dorms. The power was really crappy going to that one outlet for some reason.
Re:Thanks for the replies, I took it off the line conditioner but the same thing happened.
And I have no idea how to tell whether or not the power is "funny", but it is true that my own PC and other stuff operates normally.
Re:Try it without the line conditioner and let us know.
Re:your cheap line conditioner could be outputting a square wave, which is upsetting your power supply maybe?
Re:<— Doesn't know much about power, watts, current blah blah.
Could the power/current at your new place not be steady or fluctuating possibly? Have you tried plugging it in another outlet on a different breaker?
Re:I think I can help, but you're going to need an old priest and a young priest…
Re:Funny power at your new place?
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