Powering-Up Problem - Hardware & Software

Sometimes when I power up my system, though the power IS on (all of the lights are on), my monitor acts like it isn't and goes into standby mode. I don't think my disk is active either. Also, the power goes off instantly when I press the power button again. Normally, you have to hold the button down for a few seconds, like once the OS loads. So what I'm asking is: Why is my hardware refusing to be powered even though my power is on and how do I fix this intermittent problem?

What kind of computer? [editline]29th April 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=ADSmaster724;35754224]What kind of computer?[/QUOTE] Model Comp Specs

Hopefully this is more than enough info. I think its a problem with a wire but I'll need all the points of view I can find. =========================================================================== Acer Aspire AM5700-E5720A Processors ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of processors 1 Number of threads 4 APICs ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processor 0 -- Core 0 -- Thread 0 0 -- Core 1 -- Thread 0 1 -- Core 2 -- Thread 0 2 -- Core 3 -- Thread 0 3 Processors Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processor 1 ID = 0 Number of cores 4 (max 4) Number of threads 4 (max 4) Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 Codename Yorkfield Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x4) CPUID 6.7.7 Extended CPUID 6.17 Core Stepping M1 Technology 45 nm TDP Limit 95 Watts Core Speed 1995.1 MHz Multiplier x FSB 6.0 x 332.5 MHz Rated Bus speed 1330.1 MHz Stock frequency 2333 MHz Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T L1 Data cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L1 Instruction cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L2 cache 2 x 2048 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size FID/VID Control yes FID range 6.0x - 7.0x Max VID 1.238 V Chipset ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northbridge Intel P45/P43/G45/G43 rev. A3 Southbridge Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) rev. 00 Graphic Interface PCI-Express PCI-E Link Width x16 PCI-E Max Link Width x16 Memory Type DDR2 Memory Size 6144 MBytes Channels Dual, (Symmetric) Memory Frequency 399.0 MHz (5:6) CAS# latency (CL) 5.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5 Cycle Time (tRAS) 18 Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 52 Command Rate (CR) 2T MCHBAR I/O Base address 0x0FED14000 MCHBAR I/O Size 4096 MCHBAR registers (useless information) Memory SPD ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIMM # 1 SMBus address 0x50 Memory type DDR2 Module format Regular UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000) Size 2048 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Part number Number of banks 2 Data width 64 bits Correction None Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts EPP no XMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-9-12 @ 200 MHz JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz JEDEC #3 5.0-5-5-18-23 @ 400 MHz DIMM # 2 SMBus address 0x51 Memory type DDR2 Module format Regular UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000) Size 1024 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Part number Number of banks 1 Data width 64 bits Correction None Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts EPP no XMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-9-12 @ 200 MHz JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz JEDEC #3 5.0-5-5-18-23 @ 400 MHz DIMM # 3 SMBus address 0x52 Memory type DDR2 Module format Regular UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000) Size 2048 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Part number Number of banks 2 Data width 64 bits Correction None Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts EPP no XMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-9-12 @ 200 MHz JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz JEDEC #3 5.0-5-5-18-23 @ 400 MHz DIMM # 4 SMBus address 0x53 Memory type DDR2 Module format Regular UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000) Size 1024 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Part number Number of banks 1 Data width 64 bits Correction None Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts EPP no XMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-9-12 @ 200 MHz JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz JEDEC #3 5.0-5-5-18-23 @ 400 MHz DIMM # 1 SPD registers (useless information) DIMM # 2 SPD registers (useless information) DIMM # 3 SPD registers (useless information) DIMM # 4 SPD registers (useless information) Monitoring ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mainboard Model EG45M (0x00000142 - 0x0002B750) LPCIO ------------------------------------------------------------------------- LPCIO Vendor ITE LPCIO Model IT8720 LPCIO Vendor ID 0x90 LPCIO Chip ID 0x8720 LPCIO Revision ID 0x2 Config Mode I/O address 0x2E Config Mode LDN 0x4 Config Mode registers (useless information) Register space LPC, base address = 0x0A10 Hardware Monitors ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hardware monitor ITE IT87 Voltage 0 1.15 Volts [0x48] (CPU VCORE) Voltage 1 3.09 Volts [0xC1] (VIN1) Voltage 2 1.82 Volts [0x72] (+3.3V) Voltage 3 5.13 Volts [0xBF] (+5V) Voltage 4 12.29 Volts [0xC0] (+12V) Voltage 5 -4.48 Volts [0x46] (-12V) Voltage 6 -13.38 Volts [0xD1] (-5V) Voltage 7 5.05 Volts [0xBC] (+5V VCCH) Voltage 8 3.22 Volts [0xC9] (VBAT) Temperature 0 35°C (95°F) [0x23] (TMPIN0) Temperature 1 42°C (107°F) [0x2A] (TMPIN1) Temperature 2 36°C (96°F) [0x24] (TMPIN2) Fan 0 1047 RPM [0x285] (FANIN0) Fan PWM 0 0 pc [0x0] (FANPWM0) Fan PWM 1 0 pc [0x0] (FANPWM1) Fan PWM 2 50 pc [0x40] (FANPWM2) Register space LPC, base address = 0x0A10 (useless information) Hardware monitor NVIDIA NVAPI Voltage 0 1.00 Volts [0x3E8] (VIN0) Temperature 0 50°C (122°F) [0x32] (TMPIN0) Fan PWM 0 35 pc [0x23] (FANPWMIN0) PCI Devices ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description Host Bridge Location bus 0 (0x00), device 0 (0x00), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x2E20 Revision ID 0x03 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x00 BaseClass 0x06 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x00 Int. Pin 0x00 PCI capability Caps class Vendor Dependant Caps offset 0xE0 PCI registers (useless information) Description PCI to PCI Bridge Location bus 0 (0x00), device 1 (0x01), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x2E21 Revision ID 0x03 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x04 BaseClass 0x06 Cache Line 0x08 Latency 0x00 Header 0x01 PCI header Primary bus 0x00 Secondary bus 0x01 Int. Line 0x10 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Subsystem Vendor Caps offset 0x88 SubVendor ID 0x1025 SubSystem ID 0x0152 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x80 Caps version 1.2 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0x90 PCI capability Caps class PCI Express Caps offset 0xA0 Device type Root Port of PCI-E Root Complex Port 2 Version 2.0 Physical slot #0 Presence detect yes Link width 16x (max 16x) Extended capabilities Caps class Virtual Channel Caps offset 0x100 Caps class Root Complex Link Declaration Caps offset 0x140 Link Entries # 1 Port Number 2 PCI registers (useless information) Description Communication Device Location bus 0 (0x00), device 3 (0x03), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x2E24 Revision ID 0x03 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x80 BaseClass 0x07 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x80 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FFFC00 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x10 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x50 Caps version 1.2 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0x8C PCI registers (useless information) Description Ethernet Controller Location bus 0 (0x00), device 25 (0x19), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x10CE Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x00 BaseClass 0x02 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FC0000 Address 1 (memory) 0xF9FFE000 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x00 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0xC8 Caps version 1.1 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0xD0 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0xE0 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A37 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x80 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C880 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x10 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 1 (0x01) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A38 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C800 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x15 Int. Pin 0x02 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 2 (0x02) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A39 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C480 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x13 Int. Pin 0x04 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB 2.0 Controller (EHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 7 (0x07) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A3C Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x20 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FFF800 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x12 Int. Pin 0x03 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x50 Caps version 1.1 PCI capability Caps class Debug Port Caps offset 0x58 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x98 PCI registers (useless information) Description Multimedia device Location bus 0 (0x00), device 27 (0x1B), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A3E Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x04 Cache Line 0x08 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FF8000 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x16 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x50 Caps version 1.1 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0x60 PCI capability Caps class PCI Express Caps offset 0x70 Device type Root Complex Integrated Endpoint Device Port 0 Version 1.0 Link width 0x (max 0x) Extended capabilities Caps class Virtual Channel Caps offset 0x100 Caps class Root Complex Link Declaration Caps offset 0x130 Link Entries # 1 Port Number 15 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A34 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x80 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C400 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x17 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 1 (0x01) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A35 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C080 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x13 Int. Pin 0x02 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 2 (0x02) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A36 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C000 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x12 Int. Pin 0x03 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB 2.0 Controller (EHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 7 (0x07) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A3A Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x20 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FFF400 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x17 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x50 Caps version 1.1 PCI capability Caps class Debug Port Caps offset 0x58 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x98 PCI registers (useless information) Description PCI to PCI Bridge Location bus 0 (0x00), device 30 (0x1E), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x244E Revision ID 0x90 PI 0x01 SubClass 0x04 BaseClass 0x06 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x01 PCI header Primary bus 0x00 Secondary bus 0x02 Int. Line 0xFF Int. Pin 0x00 PCI capability Caps class Subsystem Vendor Caps offset 0x50 SubVendor ID 0x1025 SubSystem ID 0x0152 PCI registers (useless information) Description PCI to ISA Bridge Location bus 0 (0x00), device 31 (0x1F), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A16 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x01 BaseClass 0x06 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x80 PCI header Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x00 Int. Pin 0x00 PCI capability Caps class Vendor Dependant Caps offset 0xE0 PCI registers (useless information) Description RAID Controller Location bus 0 (0x00), device 31 (0x1F), function 2 (0x02) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x2822 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x04 BaseClass 0x01 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (port) 0x0000BC00 Address 1 (port) 0x0000B880 Address 2 (port) 0x0000B800 Address 3 (port) 0x0000B480 Address 4 (port) 0x0000B400 Address 5 (memory) 0xF9FFD800 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x13 Int. Pin 0x02 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0x80 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x70 Caps version 1.2 PCI capability Caps class 0x12 Caps offset 0xA8 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0xB0 PCI registers (useless information) Description SMBus Controller Location bus 0 (0x00), device 31 (0x1F), function 3 (0x03) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A30 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x05 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FFF000 Address 4 (port) 0x00000400 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x07 Int. Pin 0x03 PCI registers (useless information) Description VGA Controller Location bus 1 (0x01), device 0 (0x00), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x10DE Model ID 0x0615 Revision ID 0xA2 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x00 BaseClass 0x03 Cache Line 0x08 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xFD000000 Address 1 (memory) 0xD0000000 Address 3 (memory) 0xFA000000 Address 5 (port) 0x0000DC00 Subvendor ID 0x1682 Subsystem ID 0x2601 Int. Line 0x10 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x60 Caps version 1.2 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0x68 PCI capability Caps class PCI Express Caps offset 0x78 Device type PCI-E Endpoint Device Port 0 Version 2.0 Link width 16x (max 16x) Extended capabilities Caps class Virtual Channel Caps offset 0x100 Caps class Power Budgeting Caps offset 0x128 Caps class Vendor Specific Caps offset 0x600 Vendor ID 1 Size 36 PCI registers (useless information) Description OHCI FireWire Controller Location bus 2 (0x02), device 3 (0x03), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x1106 Model ID 0x3044 Revision ID 0xC0 PI 0x10 SubClass 0x00 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x08 Latency 0x40 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xFEBFF800 Address 1 (port) 0x0000EC00 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x16 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x50 Caps version 1.1 PCI registers (useless information) DMI ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DMI BIOS vendor Acer version R01-A2 date 09/08/2009 DMI System Information manufacturer Acer product Aspire M5700 version unknown serial unknown UUID {FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF} DMI Baseboard vendor Acer model EG45M revision unknown serial unknown DMI System Enclosure manufacturer Acer chassis type Desktop chassis serial unknown DMI Processor manufacturer Intel model Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz clock speed 2333.0 MHz FSB speed 333.0 MHz multiplier 7.0x DMI Memory Controller correction 64-bit ECC Max module size 4096 MBytes DMI Memory Module designation DIMM0 size 2048 MBytes (double bank) DMI Memory Module designation DIMM1 size 1024 MBytes (single bank) DMI Memory Module designation DIMM2 size 2048 MBytes (double bank) DMI Memory Module designation DIMM3 size 1024 MBytes (single bank) DMI Extension Slot designation PCIE type A5 populated yes DMI Extension Slot designation PCIE type A6 populated no DMI Extension Slot designation PCI1 type PCI width 32 bits populated no DMI Extension Slot designation PCI2 type PCI width 32 bits populated no DMI OEM Strings string[0] INTEL G45+ICH10R string[1] string[2] string[3] string[4] DMI Physical Memory Array location Motherboard usage System Memory correction None max capacity 8192 MBytes max# of devices 4 DMI Memory Device designation DIMM0 format DIMM type unknown total width 64 bits data width 64 bits size 2048 MBytes DMI Memory Device designation DIMM1 format DIMM type unknown total width 64 bits data width 64 bits size 1024 MBytes DMI Memory Device designation DIMM2 format DIMM type unknown total width 64 bits data width 64 bits size 2048 MBytes DMI Memory Device designation DIMM3 format DIMM type unknown total width 64 bits data width 64 bits size 1024 MBytes Graphics ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of adapters 1 Graphic APIs ------------------------------------------------------------------------- API NVIDIA I/O API NVIDIA NVAPI Display Adapters ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Display adapter 0 Name NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 Revision A2 Codename G92 Technology 65 nm Memory size 1024 MB Memory bus width 256 bits PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0) Vendor ID 0x10DE (0x1682) Model ID 0x0615 (0x2601) Performance Level Default Core clock 300.0 MHz Shader clock 600.0 MHz Memory clock 100.0 MHz Performance Level 3D Applications Core clock 738.0 MHz Shader clock 1836.0 MHz Memory clock 1100.0 MHz Software ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Version Microsoft Windows Vista (6.0) Home Premium Edition 64-bit Service Pack 2 (Build 6002) DirectX Version 11.0

Sounds like the power supply might have gone bad.

[QUOTE=forkprong;35754980]Hopefully this is more than enough info. I think its a problem with a wire but I'll need all the points of view I can find. =========================================================================== Acer Aspire AM5700-E5720A Processors ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of processors 1 Number of threads 4 APICs ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processor 0 -- Core 0 -- Thread 0 0 -- Core 1 -- Thread 0 1 -- Core 2 -- Thread 0 2 -- Core 3 -- Thread 0 3 Processors Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Processor 1 ID = 0 Number of cores 4 (max 4) Number of threads 4 (max 4) Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 Codename Yorkfield Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x4) CPUID 6.7.7 Extended CPUID 6.17 Core Stepping M1 Technology 45 nm TDP Limit 95 Watts Core Speed 1995.1 MHz Multiplier x FSB 6.0 x 332.5 MHz Rated Bus speed 1330.1 MHz Stock frequency 2333 MHz Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T L1 Data cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L1 Instruction cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L2 cache 2 x 2048 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size FID/VID Control yes FID range 6.0x - 7.0x Max VID 1.238 V Chipset ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northbridge Intel P45/P43/G45/G43 rev. A3 Southbridge Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) rev. 00 Graphic Interface PCI-Express PCI-E Link Width x16 PCI-E Max Link Width x16 Memory Type DDR2 Memory Size 6144 MBytes Channels Dual, (Symmetric) Memory Frequency 399.0 MHz (5:6) CAS# latency (CL) 5.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5 Cycle Time (tRAS) 18 Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 52 Command Rate (CR) 2T MCHBAR I/O Base address 0x0FED14000 MCHBAR I/O Size 4096 MCHBAR registers (useless information) Memory SPD ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIMM # 1 SMBus address 0x50 Memory type DDR2 Module format Regular UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000) Size 2048 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Part number Number of banks 2 Data width 64 bits Correction None Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts EPP no XMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-9-12 @ 200 MHz JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz JEDEC #3 5.0-5-5-18-23 @ 400 MHz DIMM # 2 SMBus address 0x51 Memory type DDR2 Module format Regular UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000) Size 1024 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Part number Number of banks 1 Data width 64 bits Correction None Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts EPP no XMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-9-12 @ 200 MHz JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz JEDEC #3 5.0-5-5-18-23 @ 400 MHz DIMM # 3 SMBus address 0x52 Memory type DDR2 Module format Regular UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000) Size 2048 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Part number Number of banks 2 Data width 64 bits Correction None Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts EPP no XMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-9-12 @ 200 MHz JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz JEDEC #3 5.0-5-5-18-23 @ 400 MHz DIMM # 4 SMBus address 0x53 Memory type DDR2 Module format Regular UDIMM Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000) Size 1024 MBytes Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz) Part number Number of banks 1 Data width 64 bits Correction None Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts EPP no XMP no JEDEC timings table CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC @ frequency JEDEC #1 3.0-3-3-9-12 @ 200 MHz JEDEC #2 4.0-4-4-12-16 @ 266 MHz JEDEC #3 5.0-5-5-18-23 @ 400 MHz DIMM # 1 SPD registers (useless information) DIMM # 2 SPD registers (useless information) DIMM # 3 SPD registers (useless information) DIMM # 4 SPD registers (useless information) Monitoring ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mainboard Model EG45M (0x00000142 - 0x0002B750) LPCIO ------------------------------------------------------------------------- LPCIO Vendor ITE LPCIO Model IT8720 LPCIO Vendor ID 0x90 LPCIO Chip ID 0x8720 LPCIO Revision ID 0x2 Config Mode I/O address 0x2E Config Mode LDN 0x4 Config Mode registers (useless information) Register space LPC, base address = 0x0A10 Hardware Monitors ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hardware monitor ITE IT87 Voltage 0 1.15 Volts [0x48] (CPU VCORE) Voltage 1 3.09 Volts [0xC1] (VIN1) Voltage 2 1.82 Volts [0x72] (+3.3V) Voltage 3 5.13 Volts [0xBF] (+5V) Voltage 4 12.29 Volts [0xC0] (+12V) Voltage 5 -4.48 Volts [0x46] (-12V) Voltage 6 -13.38 Volts [0xD1] (-5V) Voltage 7 5.05 Volts [0xBC] (+5V VCCH) Voltage 8 3.22 Volts [0xC9] (VBAT) Temperature 0 35°C (95°F) [0x23] (TMPIN0) Temperature 1 42°C (107°F) [0x2A] (TMPIN1) Temperature 2 36°C (96°F) [0x24] (TMPIN2) Fan 0 1047 RPM [0x285] (FANIN0) Fan PWM 0 0 pc [0x0] (FANPWM0) Fan PWM 1 0 pc [0x0] (FANPWM1) Fan PWM 2 50 pc [0x40] (FANPWM2) Register space LPC, base address = 0x0A10 (useless information) Hardware monitor NVIDIA NVAPI Voltage 0 1.00 Volts [0x3E8] (VIN0) Temperature 0 50°C (122°F) [0x32] (TMPIN0) Fan PWM 0 35 pc [0x23] (FANPWMIN0) PCI Devices ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Description Host Bridge Location bus 0 (0x00), device 0 (0x00), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x2E20 Revision ID 0x03 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x00 BaseClass 0x06 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x00 Int. Pin 0x00 PCI capability Caps class Vendor Dependant Caps offset 0xE0 PCI registers (useless information) Description PCI to PCI Bridge Location bus 0 (0x00), device 1 (0x01), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x2E21 Revision ID 0x03 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x04 BaseClass 0x06 Cache Line 0x08 Latency 0x00 Header 0x01 PCI header Primary bus 0x00 Secondary bus 0x01 Int. Line 0x10 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Subsystem Vendor Caps offset 0x88 SubVendor ID 0x1025 SubSystem ID 0x0152 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x80 Caps version 1.2 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0x90 PCI capability Caps class PCI Express Caps offset 0xA0 Device type Root Port of PCI-E Root Complex Port 2 Version 2.0 Physical slot #0 Presence detect yes Link width 16x (max 16x) Extended capabilities Caps class Virtual Channel Caps offset 0x100 Caps class Root Complex Link Declaration Caps offset 0x140 Link Entries # 1 Port Number 2 PCI registers (useless information) Description Communication Device Location bus 0 (0x00), device 3 (0x03), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x2E24 Revision ID 0x03 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x80 BaseClass 0x07 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x80 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FFFC00 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x10 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x50 Caps version 1.2 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0x8C PCI registers (useless information) Description Ethernet Controller Location bus 0 (0x00), device 25 (0x19), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x10CE Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x00 BaseClass 0x02 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FC0000 Address 1 (memory) 0xF9FFE000 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x00 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0xC8 Caps version 1.1 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0xD0 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0xE0 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A37 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x80 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C880 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x10 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 1 (0x01) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A38 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C800 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x15 Int. Pin 0x02 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 2 (0x02) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A39 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C480 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x13 Int. Pin 0x04 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB 2.0 Controller (EHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 26 (0x1A), function 7 (0x07) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A3C Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x20 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FFF800 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x12 Int. Pin 0x03 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x50 Caps version 1.1 PCI capability Caps class Debug Port Caps offset 0x58 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x98 PCI registers (useless information) Description Multimedia device Location bus 0 (0x00), device 27 (0x1B), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A3E Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x04 Cache Line 0x08 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FF8000 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x16 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x50 Caps version 1.1 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0x60 PCI capability Caps class PCI Express Caps offset 0x70 Device type Root Complex Integrated Endpoint Device Port 0 Version 1.0 Link width 0x (max 0x) Extended capabilities Caps class Virtual Channel Caps offset 0x100 Caps class Root Complex Link Declaration Caps offset 0x130 Link Entries # 1 Port Number 15 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A34 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x80 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C400 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x17 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 1 (0x01) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A35 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C080 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x13 Int. Pin 0x02 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB Controller (UHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 2 (0x02) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A36 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 4 (port) 0x0000C000 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x12 Int. Pin 0x03 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x50 PCI registers (useless information) Description USB 2.0 Controller (EHCI) Location bus 0 (0x00), device 29 (0x1D), function 7 (0x07) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A3A Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x20 SubClass 0x03 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FFF400 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x17 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x50 Caps version 1.1 PCI capability Caps class Debug Port Caps offset 0x58 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0x98 PCI registers (useless information) Description PCI to PCI Bridge Location bus 0 (0x00), device 30 (0x1E), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x244E Revision ID 0x90 PI 0x01 SubClass 0x04 BaseClass 0x06 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x01 PCI header Primary bus 0x00 Secondary bus 0x02 Int. Line 0xFF Int. Pin 0x00 PCI capability Caps class Subsystem Vendor Caps offset 0x50 SubVendor ID 0x1025 SubSystem ID 0x0152 PCI registers (useless information) Description PCI to ISA Bridge Location bus 0 (0x00), device 31 (0x1F), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A16 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x01 BaseClass 0x06 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x80 PCI header Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x00 Int. Pin 0x00 PCI capability Caps class Vendor Dependant Caps offset 0xE0 PCI registers (useless information) Description RAID Controller Location bus 0 (0x00), device 31 (0x1F), function 2 (0x02) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x2822 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x04 BaseClass 0x01 Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (port) 0x0000BC00 Address 1 (port) 0x0000B880 Address 2 (port) 0x0000B800 Address 3 (port) 0x0000B480 Address 4 (port) 0x0000B400 Address 5 (memory) 0xF9FFD800 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x13 Int. Pin 0x02 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0x80 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x70 Caps version 1.2 PCI capability Caps class 0x12 Caps offset 0xA8 PCI capability Caps class 0x13 Caps offset 0xB0 PCI registers (useless information) Description SMBus Controller Location bus 0 (0x00), device 31 (0x1F), function 3 (0x03) Common header Vendor ID 0x8086 Model ID 0x3A30 Revision ID 0x00 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x05 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x00 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xF9FFF000 Address 4 (port) 0x00000400 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x07 Int. Pin 0x03 PCI registers (useless information) Description VGA Controller Location bus 1 (0x01), device 0 (0x00), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x10DE Model ID 0x0615 Revision ID 0xA2 PI 0x00 SubClass 0x00 BaseClass 0x03 Cache Line 0x08 Latency 0x00 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xFD000000 Address 1 (memory) 0xD0000000 Address 3 (memory) 0xFA000000 Address 5 (port) 0x0000DC00 Subvendor ID 0x1682 Subsystem ID 0x2601 Int. Line 0x10 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x60 Caps version 1.2 PCI capability Caps class Message Signalled Interrupts Caps offset 0x68 PCI capability Caps class PCI Express Caps offset 0x78 Device type PCI-E Endpoint Device Port 0 Version 2.0 Link width 16x (max 16x) Extended capabilities Caps class Virtual Channel Caps offset 0x100 Caps class Power Budgeting Caps offset 0x128 Caps class Vendor Specific Caps offset 0x600 Vendor ID 1 Size 36 PCI registers (useless information) Description OHCI FireWire Controller Location bus 2 (0x02), device 3 (0x03), function 0 (0x00) Common header Vendor ID 0x1106 Model ID 0x3044 Revision ID 0xC0 PI 0x10 SubClass 0x00 BaseClass 0x0C Cache Line 0x08 Latency 0x40 Header 0x00 PCI header Address 0 (memory) 0xFEBFF800 Address 1 (port) 0x0000EC00 Subvendor ID 0x1025 Subsystem ID 0x0152 Int. Line 0x16 Int. Pin 0x01 PCI capability Caps class Power Management Caps offset 0x50 Caps version 1.1 PCI registers (useless information) DMI ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DMI BIOS vendor Acer version R01-A2 date 09/08/2009 DMI System Information manufacturer Acer product Aspire M5700 version unknown serial unknown UUID {FFFFFFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF} DMI Baseboard vendor Acer model EG45M revision unknown serial unknown DMI System Enclosure manufacturer Acer chassis type Desktop chassis serial unknown DMI Processor manufacturer Intel model Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz clock speed 2333.0 MHz FSB speed 333.0 MHz multiplier 7.0x DMI Memory Controller correction 64-bit ECC Max module size 4096 MBytes DMI Memory Module designation DIMM0 size 2048 MBytes (double bank) DMI Memory Module designation DIMM1 size 1024 MBytes (single bank) DMI Memory Module designation DIMM2 size 2048 MBytes (double bank) DMI Memory Module designation DIMM3 size 1024 MBytes (single bank) DMI Extension Slot designation PCIE type A5 populated yes DMI Extension Slot designation PCIE type A6 populated no DMI Extension Slot designation PCI1 type PCI width 32 bits populated no DMI Extension Slot designation PCI2 type PCI width 32 bits populated no DMI OEM Strings string[0] INTEL G45+ICH10R string[1] string[2] string[3] string[4] DMI Physical Memory Array location Motherboard usage System Memory correction None max capacity 8192 MBytes max# of devices 4 DMI Memory Device designation DIMM0 format DIMM type unknown total width 64 bits data width 64 bits size 2048 MBytes DMI Memory Device designation DIMM1 format DIMM type unknown total width 64 bits data width 64 bits size 1024 MBytes DMI Memory Device designation DIMM2 format DIMM type unknown total width 64 bits data width 64 bits size 2048 MBytes DMI Memory Device designation DIMM3 format DIMM type unknown total width 64 bits data width 64 bits size 1024 MBytes Graphics ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of adapters 1 Graphic APIs ------------------------------------------------------------------------- API NVIDIA I/O API NVIDIA NVAPI Display Adapters ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Display adapter 0 Name NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 Revision A2 Codename G92 Technology 65 nm Memory size 1024 MB Memory bus width 256 bits PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0) Vendor ID 0x10DE (0x1682) Model ID 0x0615 (0x2601) Performance Level Default Core clock 300.0 MHz Shader clock 600.0 MHz Memory clock 100.0 MHz Performance Level 3D Applications Core clock 738.0 MHz Shader clock 1836.0 MHz Memory clock 1100.0 MHz Software ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Windows Version Microsoft Windows Vista (6.0) Home Premium Edition 64-bit Service Pack 2 (Build 6002) DirectX Version 11.0[/QUOTE] oh dear... i wasn't expecting so much. did you recently install new hardware or drivers.

[QUOTE=ADSmaster724;35757812]oh dear... i wasn't expecting so much. did you recently install new hardware or drivers.[/QUOTE] I don't think that'd be it, the computer doesn't even post as far as I have understand.

Quote the whole thing why don't you?

I had this problem once too. Found out the power supply was broken (cable was ripped and only touched the circuit). You better be careful with the supply because (in my case) the cable can touch the case of the supply, which is also connected to the whole computer tower and then you touch it and... [IMG]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/zing.png[/IMG].

[QUOTE=Plaster;35758272]I had this problem once too. Found out the power supply was broken (cable was ripped and only touched the circuit). You better be careful with the supply because (in my case) the cable can touch the case of the supply, which is also connected to the whole computer tower and then you touch it and... [IMG]http://www.facepunch.com/fp/ratings/zing.png[/IMG].[/QUOTE] The case is grounded...

[QUOTE=ADSmaster724;35757812]oh dear... i wasn't expecting so much. did you recently install new hardware or drivers.[/QUOTE] GOOD IDEA THAT, QUOTING THE WHOLE DAMN THING. [editline]29th April 2012[/editline] Anyway, sounds like your PSU has bit the dust.

[QUOTE=1solidsnake2;35758518]The case is grounded...[/QUOTE] my wasn´t. never gonna buy from hong kong on ebay again.

[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;35759014'] Anyway, sounds like your PSU has bit the dust.[/QUOTE] It's a new psu and it has been happening since I got it 2-3 years ago. EDIT I have a theory that it's a loose wire but I don't know which wire to poke.

if it's not the PSU it's the motherboard.

This happens to some computers I've seen when there's certain USB devices plugged in. It just hangs it. Try unplugging every USB device and see if it still happens.

Try using just the necessities, then add one part in, then try again, etc.

[QUOTE='[EG] Pepper;35762045']if it's not the PSU it's the motherboard.[/QUOTE] Motherboard was replaced after purchase due to problem with graphics card. It was tested and passed. All of my hardware was tested to make sure that was the problem. [editline]30th April 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=Shadaez;35762259]This happens to some computers I've seen when there's certain USB devices plugged in. It just hangs it. Try unplugging every USB device and see if it still happens.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=FlubberNugget] Try using just the necessities, then add one part in, then try again, etc. [/QUOTE] Only USB devices I have in are my keyboard, mouse and printer. The refuse-to-post starts don't happen regularly enough to figure it out by unplugging things I'm sorry to say. If it isn't a PSU problem (lights coming on signify power is getting through) and the mobo passed a hardware check, then what is the most likely cause of these RARE failed starts that have occurred since I got the thing? I am suspecting a loose wire between mobo and PSU but I need more input before I'm comfortable opening the case.