Strange Power-on Problem

[JK_DC]

Over the last week for some reason I have to power on twice in a row for the computer to boot up. The first time I power on there are 3 solid LED's and the 4th one blinks on and off. Then I turn it off and wait a few seconds and turn it on again and it boots up fine. Any ideas why this happens? One time I turned it on the first time and went to bed and the following day turned it on, but I still had to power off and on again. So it has to be powered on twice within a limited period of time.

 

Thanks,

James

[davidhammock200]

Could be a dieing PSU.

[JK_DC]

Is that the only possibility? I don't OC thru BIOS, but I do in Windows. I thought there would be instability in games if it were the power supply, but it is rock solid after booting up.

 

James

[cuoficr]

Is that the only possibility? I don't OC thru BIOS, but I do in Windows. I thought there would be instability in games if it were the power supply, but it is rock solid after booting up.

 

James

Never ever ever OC in Windows.

[Guest Fury]

Never ever ever OC in Windows.

 

Yeh its like play russian roulette with a full chamber

[mr_dimsum]

Sounds like you might have an issue with your PSU. I'd also check your connections. I know these sound like common resolves, but it's worth a look to potentially fix hours of frustration.