Video: Skybuck's DreamPC from 2006 boots up strangely

Hello,

This video on youtube shows the strange procedure I have to follow to boot up my computer lately:

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This strange problem started occuring after I accidently put the computer i nto sleep mode, and re-powered the system after the power was cut but the f ans had not completely stopped spinning.

Did perhaps the spinning of the fans cause some kind of purge surge ?

Perhaps the copper coils inside the fans caused some kind of feedback power into the system ?

My first hypothesis/hunch was that it might be a bios bug/race condition.

I pulled out all cables, cut the power, even removed the battery, but this did not help. So perhaps it's hardware damage instead of software bug ?

One last thing I have not tried yet is to reset the CMOS ? Perhaps the CMOS of my DreamPC can remember settings without batery power ? To me that seem s somewhat unlikely but what do I know ?! ;)

Anyway I share this video with you to show this very strange and bizar boot sequence/problem/procedure.

I would love to hear any theories/hypothesis what might be causing this.

So far, before I showed this video and told this story people have written back with following feedback/advice/theories:

  1. Power supply might be giving a bad "good power" signal. DreamPC2006 curr ently has OCZ Stream X power supply it has. (I could look into it further f or more details though googling Skybuck's DreamPC might also uncover more i nfo about it from my previous postings). Personally I cannot imagine this b rand which was somewhat expensive to have this problem ? Though I can imagi ne that wear and tear over the years might have caused this... or perhaps l ightning. Then again it seems very minor and such... so very strange... It didn't fail completely... it's just behaving strangely ???

  1. Wrong settings for CPU ? The system boots with defaults... no overclocki ng is used or ever was used. Surely the system should boot with defaults ? I cannot imagine it not booting with defaults... Very strange. Perhaps try and set it to 2.0 ghz instead of standard ?! Haven't tried this yet cause i t's such a strange theory and I am not sure if setting different settings t han default is save.

  2. Batteries inside keyboard/mouse remembering weird settings. My mouse/key board don't have any batteries, they just USB. I don't know if they have an y memory though that stays resident after power cut ?!?

  1. All cables were removed and power shutdown and CMOS battery removed, and everything reconnected, this did not help.

Was further strange about this system which it has done for years now. When I touch a key or mouse or even the case it would power on ?! Those setting s were disabled in the bios but it still does it ?! Could this indicate som e strange wiring problem ?

  1. My latest theory, some plug/cable is misplaced inside of it, or the flas h/card reader drive is causing some strange electrical effect, or perhaps e ven wrongly connected, I even once fried a system with such a plug connecti ng it wrongly... I believe I did connect it correctly... but perhaps these are just shady devices. I don't feel like experimenting with replugging cab les unless there is hardcore proof that something was connected wrongly ! I 'd right not fry my system or mess with it... unless some solution sounds c redible and doesn't sound like it could endager my system. This system has to survive until at least 2017 february. By that time I should have a new A MD Zen based system ! ;) =D But it would be very cool if my old computer woulds survive like all my other computers... there is a lot of info on it and it's still usefull and it would make a nice backup computer.

This current boot procedure is making me nervous... I am slightly worried t hat someday this will cause it to fry to death. Since these components are old and especially the socket 939 motherboard, I will probably not find an replacement easily.... though I just remembered I do have a backup motherbo ard lying around somewhere, so perhaps that could save me in the feature in case it's the motherboard and/or it's chips that go bad in the near future .

Let me know what you think is causing this weird power on/boot problem ?!?! ?!?

Bye, Skybuck.

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skybuck2000
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Bad caps. motherboard , power supply or both. Easiest to check is install a new power supply and see what happens. It's cheap and quick and might solv e the problem with this jurassic PC.

Reply to
stratus46

a new power supply and see what happens. It's cheap and quick and might so lve the problem with this jurassic PC.

It's the Russians! :D

Reply to
mrdarrett

On Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 4:28:07 AM UTC-8, snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wro te:

t up my computer lately:

into sleep mode, and re-powered the system after the power was cut but the fans had not completely stopped spinning.

er into the system ?

s did not help. So perhaps it's hardware damage instead of software bug ?

OS of my DreamPC can remember settings without batery power ? To me that se ems somewhat unlikely but what do I know ?! ;)

ot sequence/problem/procedure.

n back with following feedback/advice/theories:

rrently has OCZ Stream X power supply it has. (I could look into it further for more details though googling Skybuck's DreamPC might also uncover more info about it from my previous postings). Personally I cannot imagine this brand which was somewhat expensive to have this problem ? Though I can ima gine that wear and tear over the years might have caused this... or perhaps lightning. Then again it seems very minor and such... so very strange... I t didn't fail completely... it's just behaving strangely ???

king is used or ever was used. Surely the system should boot with defaults ? I cannot imagine it not booting with defaults... Very strange. Perhaps tr y and set it to 2.0 ghz instead of standard ?! Haven't tried this yet cause it's such a strange theory and I am not sure if setting different settings than default is save.

eyboard don't have any batteries, they just USB. I don't know if they have any memory though that stays resident after power cut ?!?

nd everything reconnected, this did not help.

en I touch a key or mouse or even the case it would power on ?! Those setti ngs were disabled in the bios but it still does it ?! Could this indicate s ome strange wiring problem ?

ash/card reader drive is causing some strange electrical effect, or perhaps even wrongly connected, I even once fried a system with such a plug connec ting it wrongly... I believe I did connect it correctly... but perhaps thes e are just shady devices. I don't feel like experimenting with replugging c ables unless there is hardcore proof that something was connected wrongly ! I'd right not fry my system or mess with it... unless some solution sounds credible and doesn't sound like it could endager my system. This system ha s to survive until at least 2017 february. By that time I should have a new AMD Zen based system ! ;) =D But it would be very cool if my old comput er woulds survive like all my other computers... there is a lot of info on it and it's still usefull and it would make a nice backup computer.

that someday this will cause it to fry to death. Since these components ar e old and especially the socket 939 motherboard, I will probably not find a n replacement easily.... though I just remembered I do have a backup mother board lying around somewhere, so perhaps that could save me in the feature in case it's the motherboard and/or it's chips that go bad in the near futu re.

?!?!?

Before spending too much on this, what, 11-year-old computer? go to ebay.co m and look for Xeon desktops with Windows 7. Don't spend more than $100 be fore shipping.

Have fun!

Michael

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mrdarrett

a new power supply and see what happens. It's cheap and quick and might so lve the problem with this jurassic PC.

The power supply died so your hunch was the closest ! :) A lucky guess ? :) :):)

Static discharge from couch+shoes+human body was the cause of it, I am pret ty sure about that.

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skybuck2000

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